Remote Manipulation of Multiple Objects with Airflow Field Using Model-Based Learning Control

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Hauptverfasser: Kopitca, Artur, Haeri, Shahriar, Zhou, Quan
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author Kopitca, Artur
Haeri, Shahriar
Zhou, Quan
author_facet Kopitca, Artur
Haeri, Shahriar
Zhou, Quan
contents Non-contact manipulation is a promising methodology in robotics, offering a wide range of scientific and industrial applications. Among the proposed approaches, airflow stands out for its ability to project across considerable distances and its flexibility in actuating objects of varying materials, sizes, and shapes. However, predicting airflow fields at a distance-and the motion of objects within them-remains notoriously challenging due to their nonlinear and stochastic nature. Here, we propose a model-based learning approach using a jet-induced airflow field for remote multi-object manipulation on a surface. Our approach incorporates an analytical model of the field, learned object dynamics, and a model-based controller. The model predicts an air velocity field over an infinite surface for a specified jet orientation, while the object dynamics are learned through a robust system identification algorithm. Using the model-based controller, we can automatically and remotely, at meter-scale distances, control the motion of single and multiple objects for different tasks, such as path-following, aggregating, and sorting.
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spellingShingle Remote Manipulation of Multiple Objects with Airflow Field Using Model-Based Learning Control
Kopitca, Artur
Haeri, Shahriar
Zhou, Quan
Robotics
Non-contact manipulation is a promising methodology in robotics, offering a wide range of scientific and industrial applications. Among the proposed approaches, airflow stands out for its ability to project across considerable distances and its flexibility in actuating objects of varying materials, sizes, and shapes. However, predicting airflow fields at a distance-and the motion of objects within them-remains notoriously challenging due to their nonlinear and stochastic nature. Here, we propose a model-based learning approach using a jet-induced airflow field for remote multi-object manipulation on a surface. Our approach incorporates an analytical model of the field, learned object dynamics, and a model-based controller. The model predicts an air velocity field over an infinite surface for a specified jet orientation, while the object dynamics are learned through a robust system identification algorithm. Using the model-based controller, we can automatically and remotely, at meter-scale distances, control the motion of single and multiple objects for different tasks, such as path-following, aggregating, and sorting.
title Remote Manipulation of Multiple Objects with Airflow Field Using Model-Based Learning Control
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.03254