Abstract:
An object is captured when it is restricted to stay within a bounded region of the workspace. In this paper, we present a sufficient condition for a team of disc-shaped r...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
An object is captured when it is restricted to stay within a bounded region of the workspace. In this paper, we present a sufficient condition for a team of disc-shaped robots to capture a two dimensional rigid object in the plane by enclosing it in a capturing formation. This condition is defined in terms of the robots' positions and a certain geometric property of the object. We do not assume any particular geometry, therefore the condition immediately holds for all object shapes. We also sketch an application of the capturing formation to the problem of object manipulation.
Published in: Proceedings 2002 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (Cat. No.02CH37292)
Date of Conference: 11-15 May 2002
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 07 August 2002
Print ISBN:0-7803-7272-7