Research paper
Inevitable collision states as a planning safety concept
An inevitable collision state is one from which every admissible future motion eventually collides. The author manuscript defines the concept using robot and obstacle dynamics, establishes properties and illustrates its role in safe planning.
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- Original title
- Inevitable collision states — a step towards safer robots?
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Authors
- Thierry Fraichard, Hajime Asama
- DOI
- 10.1163/1568553042674662
- Publication date
- 2004
- Source language
- en
- Edition
- Advanced Robotics18(10),1001–1024(2004); later publisher online metadata2012-04-02
- Access
- Public bibliography and abstract
- Publication status
- Published
Source overview
An inevitable collision state is one from which every admissible future motion eventually collides. The author manuscript defines the concept using robot and obstacle dynamics, establishes properties and illustrates its role in safe planning.
Use and review
Guarantees are conditional on the stated dynamics, sensing and constraint assumptions. Abstract/source screening does not validate a complete robot installation or an ISO13849 safety function.
Sources & editions
Inevitable collision states — a step towards safer robots? ↗
Informa UK Limited · Advanced Robotics18(10),1001–1024(2004); later publisher online metadata2012-04-02
Primary author-hosted first-page abstract and explicit AdvancedRobotics18(10),1001–1024,2004 statement checked via web indexed text; direct fetch timed out. Author HAL CV separately confirms2004 journal identity.