Coupled Oscillator Control of Autonomous Mobile Robots |
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Authors: | Murray R Clark Gary T Anderson Robert D Skinner |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Applied Science, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR 72204-1099, USA;(2) Department of Anatomy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham, Little Rock, AR 72205, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper introduces a nonlinear oscillator scheme to control autonomous mobile robots. The method is based on observations of a successful control mechanism used in nature, the Central Pattern Generator. Simulations were used to assess the performance of oscillator controller when used to implement several behaviors in an autonomous robot operating in a closed arena. A sequence of basic behaviors (random wandering, obstacle avoidance and light following) was coordinated in the robot to produce the higher behavior of foraging for light. The controller is explored in simulations and tests on physical robots. It is shown that the oscillator—based controller outperforms a reactive controller in the tasks of exploring an arena with irregular walls and in searching for light. |
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Keywords: | autonomous mobile robots coupled oscillators navigation central pattern generators |
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