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Water Sink Model for Robot Motion Planning.

Gi-Yoon Jeon^1,2, Jin-Woo Jung³

¹Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Dongguk University, 30, Pildong-Ro 1-Gil, Jung-Gu, Seoul 04620, Korea. gyjeon@add.re.kr.

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Summary

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This study introduces a novel water sink model to solve the local minima problem in robot motion planning. This method ensures robots can always reach their goal, overcoming limitations of potential field techniques.

Keywords:

artificial potential field local minima robot motion planning water sink model

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Area of Science:

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
Computational Geometry
Control Systems

Background:

Robot motion planning is crucial for autonomous systems.
Potential field methods offer smooth paths but suffer from local minima.
Existing solutions for local minima are insufficient.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel water sink model for robot motion planning.
To overcome the local minima problem inherent in potential field methods.
To provide a robust and reliable goal-reaching mechanism for agents.

Main Methods:

Development of a water sink model simulating water flow towards a plughole (goal).
Implementation of a water sink model simulator.
Comparative experimental analysis against traditional potential field methods.

Main Results:

The water sink model effectively guides the robot towards the goal.
The proposed method successfully avoids or overcomes local minima.
Experimental results demonstrate the efficacy of the water sink model.

Conclusions:

The water sink model presents a viable solution to the local minima problem in motion planning.
This approach offers a more reliable alternative to existing potential field methods.
The water sink model ensures consistent goal achievement for robots.