4 accepted papers
A combined minimum time - minimum jerk traffic management system for the vehicle coordination in an automated warehouse is presented. The algorithm is organised in two steps: in the first, a simple minimum time optimisation problem is solved, in the second step, this time-optimal solution is refined
We consider a robotic walking assistant used to guide senior users across a crowded space. The problem we address is how to guide the user using motorized back wheels. Our strategy aims to simulate a passive behavior in which the forward velocity is the one imposed by the user, who receives the impr
Robotic walkers are a particular class of devices used to assist users with physical or cognitive impairments in their navigation of large public spaces. In this context, a guidance mechanism is a controller that steers the user towards the desired path when he/she deviates. Passive guidance mechani…
We consider the problem of self-localisation for a mobile robot in an environment with a requested level of accuracy. The robot moves in a known environment following typical trajectories, which can be characterised in statistical terms. One of the main drivers of this paper is its application to as…