A Collision Cone Approach for Control Barrier Functions

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Main Authors: Tayal, Manan, Goswami, Bhavya Giri, Rajgopal, Karthik, Singh, Rajpal, Rao, Tejas, Keshavan, Jishnu, Jagtap, Pushpak, Kolathaya, Shishir
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Published: 2024
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author Tayal, Manan
Goswami, Bhavya Giri
Rajgopal, Karthik
Singh, Rajpal
Rao, Tejas
Keshavan, Jishnu
Jagtap, Pushpak
Kolathaya, Shishir
author_facet Tayal, Manan
Goswami, Bhavya Giri
Rajgopal, Karthik
Singh, Rajpal
Rao, Tejas
Keshavan, Jishnu
Jagtap, Pushpak
Kolathaya, Shishir
contents This work presents a unified approach for collision avoidance using Collision-Cone Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) in both ground (UGV) and aerial (UAV) unmanned vehicles. We propose a novel CBF formulation inspired by collision cones, to ensure safety by constraining the relative velocity between the vehicle and the obstacle to always point away from each other. The efficacy of this approach is demonstrated through simulations and hardware implementations on the TurtleBot, Stoch-Jeep, and Crazyflie 2.1 quadrotor robot, showcasing its effectiveness in avoiding collisions with dynamic obstacles in both ground and aerial settings. The real-time controller is developed using CBF Quadratic Programs (CBF-QPs). Comparative analysis with the state-of-the-art CBFs highlights the less conservative nature of the proposed approach. Overall, this research contributes to a novel control formation that can give a guarantee for collision avoidance in unmanned vehicles by modifying the control inputs from existing path-planning controllers.
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spellingShingle A Collision Cone Approach for Control Barrier Functions
Tayal, Manan
Goswami, Bhavya Giri
Rajgopal, Karthik
Singh, Rajpal
Rao, Tejas
Keshavan, Jishnu
Jagtap, Pushpak
Kolathaya, Shishir
Robotics
This work presents a unified approach for collision avoidance using Collision-Cone Control Barrier Functions (CBFs) in both ground (UGV) and aerial (UAV) unmanned vehicles. We propose a novel CBF formulation inspired by collision cones, to ensure safety by constraining the relative velocity between the vehicle and the obstacle to always point away from each other. The efficacy of this approach is demonstrated through simulations and hardware implementations on the TurtleBot, Stoch-Jeep, and Crazyflie 2.1 quadrotor robot, showcasing its effectiveness in avoiding collisions with dynamic obstacles in both ground and aerial settings. The real-time controller is developed using CBF Quadratic Programs (CBF-QPs). Comparative analysis with the state-of-the-art CBFs highlights the less conservative nature of the proposed approach. Overall, this research contributes to a novel control formation that can give a guarantee for collision avoidance in unmanned vehicles by modifying the control inputs from existing path-planning controllers.
title A Collision Cone Approach for Control Barrier Functions
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.07043