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IEEE Transactions on Robotics
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IEEE Transactions on Robotics
Coordinated multi-robot exploration
IEEE Transactions on Robotics
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IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C: Applications and Reviews
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Genetic algorithm is used to determine the optimal capture points for the multi agents required to grasp a moving generic prismatic object by arresting it in form closure. Thereafter, the agents approach their respective moving goals using a decentralized projective path planning algorithm. Post arrest, the object is guided along a desired linear path to a desired goal point. Form closure of the object is obtained using the concept of accessibility angle. A convex envelop is formed around the object, and the goal points on the object boundary are mapped onto the envelope. The robots approach the mapped goal points first, and then, converge on the actual object. This ensures that the agents reach the actual goal points almost simultaneously, and do not undergo looping at a local concave region. The object is assumed alive while being captured but is assumed compromised thereafter. Post arrest, robots alter their positions optimally around the object to transport it along a desired direction. Frictionless point contact between the object and a robot is assumed. The shape of the mobile robot is considered cylindrical such that it can only apply force along the outward radial direction. Simulation results are presented that illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.