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Main Authors: Hu, Bin-Bin, Jayawardhana, Bayu, Cao, Ming
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13198
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author Hu, Bin-Bin
Jayawardhana, Bayu
Cao, Ming
author_facet Hu, Bin-Bin
Jayawardhana, Bayu
Cao, Ming
contents In this paper, we propose an equilibrium-driven controller that enables a marsupial carrier-passenger robotic system to achieve smooth carrier-passenger separation and then to navigate the passenger robot toward a predetermined target point. Particularly, we design a potential gradient in the form of a cubic polynomial for the passenger's controller as a function of the carrier-passenger and carrier-target distances in the moving carrier's frame. This introduces multiple equilibrium points corresponding to the zero state of the error dynamic system during carrier-passenger separation. The change of equilibrium points is associated with the change in their attraction regions, enabling smooth carrier-passenger separation and afterwards seamless navigation toward the target. Finally, simulations demonstrate the effectiveness and adaptability of the proposed controller in environments containing obstacles.
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spellingShingle Equilibrium-Driven Smooth Separation and Navigation of Marsupial Robotic Systems
Hu, Bin-Bin
Jayawardhana, Bayu
Cao, Ming
Robotics
In this paper, we propose an equilibrium-driven controller that enables a marsupial carrier-passenger robotic system to achieve smooth carrier-passenger separation and then to navigate the passenger robot toward a predetermined target point. Particularly, we design a potential gradient in the form of a cubic polynomial for the passenger's controller as a function of the carrier-passenger and carrier-target distances in the moving carrier's frame. This introduces multiple equilibrium points corresponding to the zero state of the error dynamic system during carrier-passenger separation. The change of equilibrium points is associated with the change in their attraction regions, enabling smooth carrier-passenger separation and afterwards seamless navigation toward the target. Finally, simulations demonstrate the effectiveness and adaptability of the proposed controller in environments containing obstacles.
title Equilibrium-Driven Smooth Separation and Navigation of Marsupial Robotic Systems
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.13198