In this paper, fuzzy logic controllers (FLC) are used to implement an efficient and accurate positioning of an autonomous car-like mobile robot, respecting final orientation. To accomplish this task, called “Oriented Positioning”, two FLC have been developed: robot positioning controller (RPC) and robot following controller (RFC). Computer simulation results illustrate the effectiveness of the ...

trajectories generally used to describe the space and time required to perform a desired motion task for a mobile robot or manipulator system. in this paper, we considered a cubic polynomial trajectory for the problem of moving a mobile robot from its initial position to a goal position in over a continuous set of time. along the path, the robot requires to observe a certain acceleration profil...

This paper focuses on parameter identification of a target tracker robot possessing flexible joints using particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. Since, belt and pulley mechanisms are known as flexible joints in robotic systems, their elastic behavior affecting a tracker robot is investigated in this work. First, dynamic equations governing the robot behavior are extracted taking into acco...

Snake-like robots conventionally use undulation movements for locomotion [1], [2]. In contrast, a nonstandard snake-like robot having four screw-drive units which are connected serially by three active joints [3] uses propulsion by rotating its screw-drive units to move. Employing this screw-drive mechanism, undulation is not required for its locomotion. This helps it to move in narrow spaces. ...

1. Abstract The Building-Wide Intelligence Project’s Segway Robot lacked emotions and personality critical in human-robot interaction. In order to make interactions with the robot more human-like and enjoyable, we attempt to give the robot a sense of emotions and personality. The robot is given the ability to keep track of its mood level and to present its current emotion state. By giving the r...