ISSN:
1573-2878
Keywords:
Path controllability
;
rolling disk
;
controlled pivoted slender rod
;
nonholonomic constraints
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract This work deals with the guidance and control of a system which is composed of a rolling disk and a controlled slender rod that is pivoted, through its center of mass, about the disk center. There are given N points P i, i=1, ..., N, in the horizontal plane, a set of angles ψ2i , i=1, ..., N, a finite-time interval [0, t f], and a sequence of times τ1=0〈τ2〈...〈τ N =t f. Using the concept of path controllability, a closed-loop control law is derived to steer the system in such a manner that the disk center and the rod angle of rotation ψ2 will pass through (P i, ψ2i ) at the times τ i , i=1,...,N, respectively. This system serves as a model for the motion of a simple mobile robot.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022630400851
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