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ICRA 2018 Spotlight Video
Interactive Session Tue AM Pod M.8
Authors: Yang, Huaiguang; Ding, Liang; Gao, Haibo; Huang, Lan; GUO, Junlong; Chen, Chao; Deng, Zongquan
Title: Dynamic Simulation of Planetary Rovers with Terrain Property Mapping
Abstract:
Simulation of planetary rovers moving on complex terrains is critical for Mars exploration. Equivalent stiffness is proposed and used to characterize the pressure-sinkage property of terrain, while friction angle to characterize the shearing property. Terramechanics model for calculating forces between rigid wheel and soil is proved to be the same with that contact model for calculating forces between rigid wheel and rock. A Digital Elevation Map with Physical Properties is developed and applied to simulate terrain physical properties along with its geometry information. The established methods are validated using simulation and experimental tests with a three-wheel-rover.
ICRA 2018 Spotlight Video
Interactive Session Tue AM Pod M.8
Authors: Yang, Huaiguang; Ding, Liang; Gao, Haibo; Huang, Lan; GUO, Junlong; Chen, Chao; Deng, Zongquan
Title: Dynamic Simulation of Planetary Rovers with Terrain Property Mapping
Abstract:
Simulation of planetary rovers moving on complex terrains is critical for Mars exploration. Equivalent stiffness is proposed and used to characterize the pressure-sinkage property of terrain, while friction angle to characterize the shearing property. Terramechanics model for calculating forces between rigid wheel and soil is proved to be the same with that contact model for calculating forces between rigid wheel and rock. A Digital Elevation Map with Physical Properties is developed and applied to simulate terrain physical properties along with its geometry information. The established methods are validated using simulation and experimental tests with a three-wheel-rover.
![On Bisection Continuous Collision Checking Method: Spherical Joints and Minimum Distance to Obstacle
ICRA 2018 Spotlight Video
Interactive Session Thu PM Pod R.3
Authors: TARBOURIECH, Sonny; Suleiman, Wael
Title: On Bisection Continuous Collision Checking Method: Spherical Joints and Minimum Distance to Obstacles
Abstract:
In this paper, we adapt the Continuous Collision Checking Detection (CCD) method proposed in [1] to efficiently handle the case of spherical and two revolute joints, this kind of joints is very common in modern robotic systems. The new formulations provide more tight motion bounds, thus increase the success rate of checking collision-free paths. We also propose an extension to get the minimum distance to obstacles along a path, this information is primordial as it allows sampling-based motion planning techniques to sort collision-free paths according to their minimum clearance. We have integrated our implementation into a sampling-based motion planning technique and validated it through simulation and on the real Baxter research robot. The experiments revealed that the method not only does not miss any collision between the robot and the obstacles, but also the minimum distance extension provides the path with the maximum clearance at no additional computational cost. On Bisection Continuous Collision Checking Method: Spherical Joints and Minimum Distance to Obstacle](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XYwj53x-35E/mqdefault.jpg)









