Rollover Prevention for Mobile Robots with Control Barrier Functions: Differentiator-Based Adaptation and Projection-to-State Safety

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Main Authors: Das, Ersin, Ames, Aaron D., Burdick, Joel W.
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Published: 2024
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author Das, Ersin
Ames, Aaron D.
Burdick, Joel W.
author_facet Das, Ersin
Ames, Aaron D.
Burdick, Joel W.
contents This paper develops rollover prevention guarantees for mobile robots using control barrier function (CBF) theory, and demonstrates the method experimentally. We consider a safety measure based on a zero moment point condition through the lens of CBFs. However, these conditions depend on time-varying and noisy parameters. To address this issue, we present a differentiator-based safety-critical controller that estimates these parameters and pairs Input-to-State Stable (ISS) differentiator dynamics with CBFs to achieve rigorous safety guarantees. Additionally, to ensure safety in the presence of disturbances, we utilize a time-varying extension of Projection-to-State Safety (PSSf). The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated via experiments on a tracked robot with a rollover potential on steep slopes.
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spellingShingle Rollover Prevention for Mobile Robots with Control Barrier Functions: Differentiator-Based Adaptation and Projection-to-State Safety
Das, Ersin
Ames, Aaron D.
Burdick, Joel W.
Systems and Control
Robotics
This paper develops rollover prevention guarantees for mobile robots using control barrier function (CBF) theory, and demonstrates the method experimentally. We consider a safety measure based on a zero moment point condition through the lens of CBFs. However, these conditions depend on time-varying and noisy parameters. To address this issue, we present a differentiator-based safety-critical controller that estimates these parameters and pairs Input-to-State Stable (ISS) differentiator dynamics with CBFs to achieve rigorous safety guarantees. Additionally, to ensure safety in the presence of disturbances, we utilize a time-varying extension of Projection-to-State Safety (PSSf). The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated via experiments on a tracked robot with a rollover potential on steep slopes.
title Rollover Prevention for Mobile Robots with Control Barrier Functions: Differentiator-Based Adaptation and Projection-to-State Safety
topic Systems and Control
Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08916