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Nonsmooth barriers · Boolean composition of robot constraints

Max/min operators compose barrier constraints as Boolean formulas, supported by nonsmooth analysis for differential inclusions. A mobile-robot team demonstrates the composed constraints.

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Original title
Nonsmooth Barrier Functions With Applications to Multi-Robot Systems
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Authors
Paul Glotfelter, Jorge Cortes, Magnus Egerstedt
DOI
10.1109/lcsys.2017.2710943
Publication date
2017-10
Source language
en
Edition
IEEE Control Systems Letters; 2017-10; DOI 10.1109/lcsys.2017.2710943
Access
Publisher metadata and open author manuscript
Publication status
Published

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Source overview

Max/min operators compose barrier constraints as Boolean formulas, supported by nonsmooth analysis for differential inclusions. A mobile-robot team demonstrates the composed constraints.

Use and review

Author abstract and bibliography checked. Logic composition, solution existence and actuation assumptions require validation for the target robots.

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Nonsmooth Barrier Functions With Applications to Multi-Robot Systems ↗

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) · IEEE Control Systems Letters; 2017-10; DOI 10.1109/lcsys.2017.2710943

IEEE L-CSS2017 DOI10.1109/LCSYS.2017.2710943; original manuscript https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10057932.