A Generic Trajectory Planning Method for Constrained All-Wheel-Steering Robots

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Main Authors: Xin, Ren, Liu, Hongji, Chen, Yingbing, Cheng, Jie, Wang, Sheng, Ma, Jun, Liu, Ming
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Published: 2024
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author Xin, Ren
Liu, Hongji
Chen, Yingbing
Cheng, Jie
Wang, Sheng
Ma, Jun
Liu, Ming
author_facet Xin, Ren
Liu, Hongji
Chen, Yingbing
Cheng, Jie
Wang, Sheng
Ma, Jun
Liu, Ming
contents This paper presents a generic trajectory planning method for wheeled robots with fixed steering axes while the steering angle of each wheel is constrained. In the existing literatures, All-Wheel-Steering (AWS) robots, incorporating modes such as rotation-free translation maneuvers, in-situ rotational maneuvers, and proportional steering, exhibit inefficient performance due to time-consuming mode switches. This inefficiency arises from wheel rotation constraints and inter-wheel cooperation requirements. The direct application of a holonomic moving strategy can lead to significant slip angles or even structural failure. Additionally, the limited steering range of AWS wheeled robots exacerbates non-linearity characteristics, thereby complicating control processes. To address these challenges, we developed a novel planning method termed Constrained AWS (C-AWS), which integrates second-order discrete search with predictive control techniques. Experimental results demonstrate that our method adeptly generates feasible and smooth trajectories for C-AWS while adhering to steering angle constraints.
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spellingShingle A Generic Trajectory Planning Method for Constrained All-Wheel-Steering Robots
Xin, Ren
Liu, Hongji
Chen, Yingbing
Cheng, Jie
Wang, Sheng
Ma, Jun
Liu, Ming
Robotics
This paper presents a generic trajectory planning method for wheeled robots with fixed steering axes while the steering angle of each wheel is constrained. In the existing literatures, All-Wheel-Steering (AWS) robots, incorporating modes such as rotation-free translation maneuvers, in-situ rotational maneuvers, and proportional steering, exhibit inefficient performance due to time-consuming mode switches. This inefficiency arises from wheel rotation constraints and inter-wheel cooperation requirements. The direct application of a holonomic moving strategy can lead to significant slip angles or even structural failure. Additionally, the limited steering range of AWS wheeled robots exacerbates non-linearity characteristics, thereby complicating control processes. To address these challenges, we developed a novel planning method termed Constrained AWS (C-AWS), which integrates second-order discrete search with predictive control techniques. Experimental results demonstrate that our method adeptly generates feasible and smooth trajectories for C-AWS while adhering to steering angle constraints.
title A Generic Trajectory Planning Method for Constrained All-Wheel-Steering Robots
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09677