Enhanced Robotic Navigation in Deformable Environments using Learning from Demonstration and Dynamic Modulation

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Main Authors: Chen, Lingyun, Zhao, Xinrui, Campanha, Marcos P. S., Wegener, Alexander, Naceri, Abdeldjallil, Swikir, Abdalla, Haddadin, Sami
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Published: 2025
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author Chen, Lingyun
Zhao, Xinrui
Campanha, Marcos P. S.
Wegener, Alexander
Naceri, Abdeldjallil
Swikir, Abdalla
Haddadin, Sami
author_facet Chen, Lingyun
Zhao, Xinrui
Campanha, Marcos P. S.
Wegener, Alexander
Naceri, Abdeldjallil
Swikir, Abdalla
Haddadin, Sami
contents This paper presents a novel approach for robot navigation in environments containing deformable obstacles. By integrating Learning from Demonstration (LfD) with Dynamical Systems (DS), we enable adaptive and efficient navigation in complex environments where obstacles consist of both soft and hard regions. We introduce a dynamic modulation matrix within the DS framework, allowing the system to distinguish between traversable soft regions and impassable hard areas in real-time, ensuring safe and flexible trajectory planning. We validate our method through extensive simulations and robot experiments, demonstrating its ability to navigate deformable environments. Additionally, the approach provides control over both trajectory and velocity when interacting with deformable objects, including at intersections, while maintaining adherence to the original DS trajectory and dynamically adapting to obstacles for smooth and reliable navigation.
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spellingShingle Enhanced Robotic Navigation in Deformable Environments using Learning from Demonstration and Dynamic Modulation
Chen, Lingyun
Zhao, Xinrui
Campanha, Marcos P. S.
Wegener, Alexander
Naceri, Abdeldjallil
Swikir, Abdalla
Haddadin, Sami
Robotics
This paper presents a novel approach for robot navigation in environments containing deformable obstacles. By integrating Learning from Demonstration (LfD) with Dynamical Systems (DS), we enable adaptive and efficient navigation in complex environments where obstacles consist of both soft and hard regions. We introduce a dynamic modulation matrix within the DS framework, allowing the system to distinguish between traversable soft regions and impassable hard areas in real-time, ensuring safe and flexible trajectory planning. We validate our method through extensive simulations and robot experiments, demonstrating its ability to navigate deformable environments. Additionally, the approach provides control over both trajectory and velocity when interacting with deformable objects, including at intersections, while maintaining adherence to the original DS trajectory and dynamically adapting to obstacles for smooth and reliable navigation.
title Enhanced Robotic Navigation in Deformable Environments using Learning from Demonstration and Dynamic Modulation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.20376