17 accepted papers
Vector fields handle nonholonomic motion planning as they provide reference orientation for robots. However, additionally incorporating curvature constraints becomes challenging, due to the interconnection between the design of the curvature-bounded vector field and the tracking controller under und…
This paper investigates the cooperative control problem for networked mobile manipulators (NMMs) in cooperative transport tasks. Our approach enables independent design of the end-effector controller and base motion planner through dynamic decoupling. For end-effector position control, we propose a
Magnetic microrobots (MMs) have emerged as promising tools for targeted therapies, including non-invasive in vivo treatments and precise drug delivery, owing to their untethered controllability and biocompatibility. Current actuation strategies for MMs primarily rely on two magnetic field (MF) gener
As the airspace becomes increasingly congested, decentralized conflict resolution methods for airplane encounters have become essential. While decentralized safety controllers can prevent dangerous midair collisions, they do not always ensure prompt conflict resolution. As a result, airplane progres
Human drivers naturally balance the risks of different concerns while driving, including traffic rule violations, minor accidents, and fatalities. However, achieving the same behavior in autonomous driving systems remains an open problem. This paper extends a risk metric that has been verified in hu
This letter addresses the problem of controlling an autonomous agent to localize and circumnavigate a stationary or slowly moving target in the presence of an unknown wind disturbance. First, we introduce a novel wind estimator that utilizes bearing-only measurements to adaptively estimate the wind
In this letter, the 3-D inter-robot relative localization problem is addressed using noise-corrupted odometric and distance measurements. Unlike the existing solutions, we are devoted to providing a relative localization method that has an “overall best performance,” which means that the tradeoffs b
To date, untethered micro/nanorobots have attracted considerable attention in various aspects due to their unique potential for in-vivo applications such as the targeted therapy. One of the most promising types of micro/nanorobots is the class of ferromagnetic microrobots which can be efficiently ac…
Sub-structures such as micro-structured magnetic teeth fabricated with an artificial bacteria flagellum (ABF) are designed for achieving more motion modes, higher precision, and better controllability. To achieve these, a more precise model considering the non-circular cross-sectional features is se…
To date, untethered microrobots have been receiving tremendous attention for playing implacable roles of maneuverable tools in fields such as microfabrication and biomanipulation. Typical actuation of such untethered tiny robots is the magnetic field-based approaches, including gradient and rotation…
It is essential in many applications to impose a scalable coordinated motion control on a large group of mobile robots, which is efficient in tasks requiring repetitive execution, such as environmental monitoring. In this paper, we design a guiding vector field to guide multiple robots to follow pos…
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) based nanorobotic technology provides a unique manner for delicate operations at the nanoscale in various ambient, thanks to its ultrahigh spatial resolution, outstanding environmental adaptability, and numerous measurement approaches. However, one vital challenge behin
Scene generation is an important step of robotic drawing. Recent works have shown success in scene generation conditioned on text using a variety of approaches, with which the generated scenes cannot be revised after its generation. To allow modification on generated scenes, we model the scene gener…
We consider the problem of feasible coordination control for multiple homogeneous or heterogeneous mobile vehicles subject to various constraints (nonholonomic motion constraints, holonomic coordination constraints, equality/inequality constraints etc). We develop a general framework involving diffe…
In this paper we propose an algorithm for stabilizing circular formations of fixed-wing UAVs with constant speeds. The algorithm is based on the idea of tracking circles with different radii in order to control the inter-vehicle phases with respect to a target circumference. We prove that the origin…
Nanorobot has the potential to automate the manipulation and observation processes at molecular scale. Current drug discovery process is labor and cost intensive. Thus, a strong demand exists to automate this process. Here, we developed an Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) based nanorobot for in situ se…
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a powerful measurement instrument, which has been widely implemented in various fields. To enhance the maneuverability, an AFM can be modified and its cantilever can be controlled as a robotic end-effector. To precisely control the nanorobots, their scanners inherent…