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In this paper, we propose a symbolic-numerical algorithm for collision-free placement and motion of an object avoiding collisions with obstacles. The algorithm is based on the combination of configuration space and energy approaches. According to the configuration space approach, the position and orientation of the geometric object to be moved or placed is represented as an individual point in a configuration space, in which each coordinate represents a degree of freedom in the position or orientation of this object. The configurations which, due to the presence of obstacles, are forbidden to the object, can be characterized as regions in this configuration space called configuration space obstacles. As will be demonstrated, configuration space obstacles can be computed symbolically using quantifier elimination over the reals and represented by polynomial inequalities. We propose to use the functional representation of semi-algebraic point sets defined by such inequalities, so-called R-functions, to describe nonlinear geometric objects in the configuration space. The potential field defined by R-functions can be used to “move” objects in such a way as to avoid collisions. Introducing the additional function, which forces the object towards the goal position, we reduce the problem of finding collision free path to a solution of the Newton’s equations, which describes the motion of a body in the field produced by the superposition of “attractive” and “repulsive” forces. These equations can be solved iteratively in a computationally efficient manner. Furthermore, we investigate the differential properties of R-functions in order to construct a suitable superposition of attractive and repulsive potentials.
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Chibisov, D., Mayr, E.W., Pankratov, S. (2006). Spatial Planning and Geometric Optimization: Combining Configuration Space and Energy Methods. In: Hong, H., Wang, D. (eds) Automated Deduction in Geometry. ADG 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3763. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11615798_10
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