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Cooperation Among Distributed Autonomous Robots

Research Project

Project/Area Number 10044141
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B).

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
Research InstitutionThe University of Electro-Communications

Principal Investigator

KAJITANI Makoto  Faculty of Electro-Communications, Professor, 電気通信学部, 教授 (10017379)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KANAMORI Chisato  Faculty of Electro-Communications, Research associate, 電気通信学部, 助手 (50233862)
MING Aiguo  Faculty of Electro-Communications, Associated Professor, 電気通信学部, 助教授 (50239456)
AOYAMA Hisayuki  Faculty of Electro-Communications, Associated Professor, 電気通信学部, 助教授 (40159306)
VLACIC Ljubi  Faculty of Science and Technology, Griffi, 高級講師
Project Period (FY) 1998 – 1999
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1999)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,200,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
Fiscal Year 1998: ¥3,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000)
KeywordsDistributed Autonomous / Robot / Cooperative control / Mobile robot / Ultrasonic sensor / Infrared sensor / Overtaking / Exchangeable active / passive joints / 追い越し走行 / 超音波センサー / 赤外線センサー / 衝突回避 / 障害物検出
Research Abstract

This project is a fundamental research on cooperation among multiple distributed autonomous mobile robots. The purpose is to develop cooperative control algorithms, sensor systems and several prototypes of mobile robot and mobile manipulator and to demonstrate the availability of developed systems by experiments. The basic concept of intelligent distributed autonomous robot system has been discussed and experiments by newly developed robots have been done by researchers at both University of Electro-Communications and Griffith University. The results obtained are as follows.
1) Several methods of obstacle detection and obstacle avoidance have been developed by using characteristics of multiple infrared sensor and ultrasonic sensor cooperatively.
2) As a case study, cooperation among multiple autonomous robots in intelligent vehicles and trans-portation systems is considered. Algorithm for road intersection crossing, front-vehicle tracking, overtaking, lane following, obstacle avoidance, … More front-vehicle distance control, narrow bridge crossing and formation driving have been developed and implemented to the robot system.
3) A new method, that is, rapid obstacle sensing using mobile robot sonar (ROSUM), for treating the crosstalk data of a so-called sonar ring, while employing a simultaneous firing regime has been proposed. It is shown by experiments that the robot with ROSUM sonar ring can avoide obstacles quickly and smoothly in complicated environment.
4) A new prototype of mobile manipulator with exchangeable active/passive joints has been developed in order to solve various problems in performing a cooperated task, in which a long pipe is to be moved out from a restrained location, transferred to an assigned position and set to a new restrained location. Experiments on proposed task by the cooperation of human and the mobile manipulator have been performed. The task was performed successfully by the simple control method. Cooperation for the task by two mobile manipulators will be done in the next work. Less

Report

(3 results)
  • 1999 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1998 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

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All Publications (19 results)

  • [Publications] V. Masek, M. Kajitani, A. Ming, L. Vlacic: "Fast Mobile Robot Obstacle Detection Using Simultaneous Firing of Sonar Ring Sensors"International Journal of JSPE. 32.・3. 207-212 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] V. Masek, M. Kajitani, A. Ming, L. Vlacic: "A New Method to Improve Obstacle Detection Accuracy Using Simultaneous Firing of Sonar Ring Sensors"International Journal of JSPE. 33.・1. 49-54 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] V. Masek, M. Kajitani, A. Ming, L. Vlacic: "Rapid obstacle sensing using mobile robot sonar"Mechatronics. 10・1-2. 191-213 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M. Kajitani(共著): "MECHATRONICS IN ENGINEERING DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT"Mercel Dekker (USA). (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M. Kajitani(共著): "Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems : Theory and Applications"ACADEMIC PRESS (USA). (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] V. Masek, M. Kajitani, A. Ming, L. Vlacic: "East Mobile robot Obstacle Detection Using Simultaneous Firing of Sonar ring Sensors"International Journal of JSPE. Vol. 32, No. 3. 207-212 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] V. Masek, M. Kajitani, A. Ming, L. Vlacic: "A New Method to Improve Obstacle Detection Accuracy Using Simultaneous Firing of Sonar Ring Sensors"International Journal of JSPE. Vol. 33, No. 1. 49-54 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] V. Masek, M. Kajitani, A. Ming, L. Vlacic: "Rapid obstacle sensing using mobile robot sonar"Mechatronics. Vol. 10, No. 1-2. 191-213 (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M. R. Hitchings, A. Engwirda, M. Kajitani, Lj. B. Vlacic: "TWO SENSOR BASED OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES"3rd IFAC Symposium on INTELLIGENT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, PREPRINTs of the IAV'98. 155-160 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ljubisa Vlacic and Makoto Kajitani: "Intellegent Autonomous Systems - a Challenge to control Engineers"Proceedings of the VI International SAUM Conference on Systems, Automatic Ccontrol and Measurements (SAUM'98). 19-25 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M. Satou, A. Ming, M. Kajitani and L. Vlacic: "Cooperative Operation by Two Mobile Manipulators - Basic concept and system configuration -"Proceedings of the 4th JAPAN-FRANCE CONGRESS & 2nd ASIA-EUROPE CONGRESS on MECHATRONICS. Vol. 1. 296-299 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] V. MASEK, M. KAJITANI, A. MING and L. VLACIC: "Fast Sonar Ring Scanning"Proceedings of the 4th JAPAN-FRANCE CONGRESS & 2nd ASIA-EUROPE CONGRESS on MECHATRONICS. Vol. 2. 509-514 (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Vlacic, L., Hitchings, Kajitani M. and L. Vlacic: "Intelligent road robots"5th Int. Conf. Control, Automation, Robotics and Computer Vision, ICARCV'98. (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] V. MASEK, M. KAJITANI, A. MING and L. VLACIC: "Rapid obstacle sensing using sonar array"Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Electronics, Control, Measurement and Signals (ECMS'99). 25-30 (1999)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] M. Kajitani (joint work): "NEERING DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT"Mercel Dekker (USA). (1998)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Makoto KAJITANI (joint work): "Soft Computing and Intelligent Systems : Theory and Applications"ACADEMIC PRESS (USA). (2000)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1999 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] V.Masek,M.Kajitani,A.Ming,L.Vlacic: "Fast Mobile Robot Obstacle Detection Using Simultaneous Firing of Sonar Ring Sensors" International Journal of JSPE. 32・3. 207-212 (1998)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] V.Masek,M.Kajitani,A.Ming,L.Vlacic: "A New Method to Improve Obstacle Detection Accuracy Using Simultaneous Firing of Sonar Ring Sensors" International Journal of JSPE. 33・1. (1999)

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] V.Masek,M.Kajitani,A.Ming,L.Vlacic: "Rapid Obstacle Sensing Using Mobile Robot Sonar" Mechatronics. (accepted).

    • Related Report
      1998 Annual Research Report

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