scholarly journals A Free Navigation of an AGV to a Non-Static Target with Obstacle Avoidance

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Teso-Fz-Betoño ◽  
Ekaitz Zulueta ◽  
Unai Fernandez-Gamiz ◽  
Iñigo Aramendia ◽  
Irantzu Uriarte

The industry is changing in order to improve the economy sector. This is the reason why technology is improving and developing new devices. The autonomous guided vehicle with free navigation is a new machine, which uses different techniques to move such as mapping, localization, path planning, and path following. In this paper, a path following is proposed. The path following is called moving to a point, which uses the proportional distance between the target and the autonomous guided vehicles (AGV) to calculate the velocity and direction. If some obstacles appear in the trajectory, however, the vehicle stops. Instead of stopping the machine, by using moving to a point logic, an obstacle avoidance function will be implemented. In this implementation, different parameters can be configured, such as: security distance, which determinates when the obstacle avoidance must correct the pose; and proportional values, which modify the velocity and steering commands. It is also compared to a dynamic window approach (DWA) obstacle avoidance solution. Additionally, the AGV navigates to a non-static target with a path following algorithm.

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 547-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linhui Li ◽  
Jing Lian ◽  
Haiyang Huang ◽  
Hongxu Wang ◽  
Yunpeng Zong ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Li-sang Liu ◽  
Jia-feng Lin ◽  
Jin-xin Yao ◽  
Dong-wei He ◽  
Ji-shi Zheng ◽  
...  

Path planning and obstacle avoidance are essential for autonomous driving cars. On the base of a self-constructed smart obstacle avoidance car, which used a LeTMC-520 depth camera and Jetson controller, this paper established a map of an unknown indoor environment based on depth information via SLAM technology. The Dijkstra algorithm is used as the global path planning algorithm and the dynamic window approach (DWA) as its local path planning algorithm, which are applied to the smart car, enabling it to successfully avoid obstacles from the planned initial position and reach the designated position. The tests on the smart car prove that the system can complete the functions of environment map establishment, path planning and navigation, and obstacle avoidance.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 198-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Keerthana ◽  
C. Kiruthiga ◽  
P. Kiruthika ◽  
V. Sowmiya ◽  
R. Manikadan

The field of autonomous mobile robotics has recently gained many researchers’ interests. Due to the specific needs required by various applications of mobile robot systems, especially in navigation, designing a real time obstacle avoidance and path following robot system has become the backbone of controlling robots in unknown environments. The main objective of our project is applications based mobile robot systems, especially in navigation, designing real time obstacle avoidance and path following robot system has become the backbone of controlling robots in unknown environments. The main objective behind using the obstacle avoidance approach is to obtain a collision-free trajectory from the starting point to the target in monitoring environments. The ability of the robot to follow a path, detects obstacles, and navigates around them to avoid collision. It also shows that the robot has been successfully following very congested curves and has avoided any obstacle that emerged on its path. Motion planning that allows the robot to reach its target without colliding with any obstacles that may exist in its path. To avoid collision in the mobile robot environment, providing a path planning& line following approach. Line following, path planning, collision avoidance, back propagation, improved memory, detecting long distance obstacles. Cheap and economical than the former one. Also work with back propagation technique.


Machines ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 50
Author(s):  
Liwei Yang ◽  
Lixia Fu ◽  
Ping Li ◽  
Jianlin Mao ◽  
Ning Guo

To further improve the path planning of the mobile robot in complex dynamic environments, this paper proposes an enhanced hybrid algorithm by considering the excellent search capability of the ant colony optimization (ACO) for global paths and the advantages of the dynamic window approach (DWA) for local obstacle avoidance. Firstly, we establish a new dynamic environment model based on the motion characteristics of the obstacles. Secondly, we improve the traditional ACO from the pheromone update and heuristic function and then design a strategy to solve the deadlock problem. Considering the actual path requirements of the robot, a new path smoothing method is present. Finally, the robot modeled by DWA obtains navigation information from the global path, and we enhance its trajectory tracking capability and dynamic obstacle avoidance capability by improving the evaluation function. The simulation and experimental results show that our algorithm improves the robot's navigation capability, search capability, and dynamic obstacle avoidance capability in unknown and complex dynamic environments.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Xun Yan ◽  
Dapeng Jiang ◽  
Runlong Miao ◽  
Yulong Li

This paper proposes a formation generation algorithm and formation obstacle avoidance strategy for multiple unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). The proposed formation generation algorithm implements an approach combining a virtual structure and artificial potential field (VSAPF), which provides a high accuracy of formation shape keeping and flexibility of formation shape change. To solve the obstacle avoidance problem of the multi-USV system, an improved dynamic window approach is applied to the formation reference point, which considers the movement ability of the USV. By applying this method, the USV formation can avoid obstacles while maintaining its shape. The combination of the virtual structure and artificial potential field has the advantage of less calculations, so that it can ensure the real-time performance of the algorithm and convenience for deployment on an actual USV. Various simulation results for a group of USVs are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.


Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 2244
Author(s):  
S. M. Yang ◽  
Y. A. Lin

Safe path planning for obstacle avoidance in autonomous vehicles has been developed. Based on the Rapidly Exploring Random Trees (RRT) algorithm, an improved algorithm integrating path pruning, smoothing, and optimization with geometric collision detection is shown to improve planning efficiency. Path pruning, a prerequisite to path smoothing, is performed to remove the redundant points generated by the random trees for a new path, without colliding with the obstacles. Path smoothing is performed to modify the path so that it becomes continuously differentiable with curvature implementable by the vehicle. Optimization is performed to select a “near”-optimal path of the shortest distance among the feasible paths for motion efficiency. In the experimental verification, both a pure pursuit steering controller and a proportional–integral speed controller are applied to keep an autonomous vehicle tracking the planned path predicted by the improved RRT algorithm. It is shown that the vehicle can successfully track the path efficiently and reach the destination safely, with an average tracking control deviation of 5.2% of the vehicle width. The path planning is also applied to lane changes, and the average deviation from the lane during and after lane changes remains within 8.3% of the vehicle width.


IEEE Access ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 19632-19638
Author(s):  
Lisang Liu ◽  
Jinxin Yao ◽  
Dongwei He ◽  
Jian Chen ◽  
Jing Huang ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 172988142110264
Author(s):  
Jiqing Chen ◽  
Chenzhi Tan ◽  
Rongxian Mo ◽  
Hongdu Zhang ◽  
Ganwei Cai ◽  
...  

Among the shortcomings of the A* algorithm, for example, there are many search nodes in path planning, and the calculation time is long. This article proposes a three-neighbor search A* algorithm combined with artificial potential fields to optimize the path planning problem of mobile robots. The algorithm integrates and improves the partial artificial potential field and the A* algorithm to address irregular obstacles in the forward direction. The artificial potential field guides the mobile robot to move forward quickly. The A* algorithm of the three-neighbor search method performs accurate obstacle avoidance. The current pose vector of the mobile robot is constructed during obstacle avoidance, the search range is narrowed to less than three neighbors, and repeated searches are avoided. In the matrix laboratory environment, grid maps with different obstacle ratios are compared with the A* algorithm. The experimental results show that the proposed improved algorithm avoids concave obstacle traps and shortens the path length, thus reducing the search time and the number of search nodes. The average path length is shortened by 5.58%, the path search time is shortened by 77.05%, and the number of path nodes is reduced by 88.85%. The experimental results fully show that the improved A* algorithm is effective and feasible and can provide optimal results.


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