• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.60 no.9
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• pp.1761-1766
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• 2011

This paper presents obstacle avoidance of Leader-Follower formation. The follower robot maintain the formation with leader robot and avoid the detected obstacle. When obstacle is detected, follower robot avoid it considering leader robot and follower robot position and follower robot and obstacle position. In addition, follower robot avoid obstacle irrespective of obstacle size. Controller of follower robot is designed to satisfy Lyapunov stability by backstepping method. Simulation results shows that the designed controller has a stable performance.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.385-389
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• 2013

This paper proposes the leader-follower based formation control method for multiple mobile robots. The controller is designed using the measurements of the follower robot such as the relative distance and angle between the leader and the follower. This means that the follower robot does not require the information of the leader robot while keeping the desired formation. Therefore, the proposed control method can reduce the communication loss and the cost for hardware. From Lyapunov stability theory, it is shown that all error signals in the closed-loop system are uniformly ultimately bounded. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control system.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.207-214
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• 2010

This paper proposes about decentralized control approach based Leader-Follower formation control using LOS (Line of Sight) algorithm and unknown input observer. The position of robots which is a basic information in multi-robot or single robot motion control is determined by localization algorithm fusing UPS (Ultrasonic Position System) and kinematics model. For formation control, a decentralized control approach individually installing a local controller in leader and follower robot is adopted. Leader robot is controlled to track a specified trajectory by LOS algorithm, and the other robots follow the leader by local controller based on tracking platoon level function, self-sensing data and estimated information from unknown input observer. The performance of proposed method is proven through the formation experiment of two vehicle models.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.275-283
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• 2020

A leader-follower robot system using low cost small mobile robots has been developed. Sine the developed mobile robot is made of widely used low cost parts, it can be built easily and fastly. Characteristics of the developed sensor array composed of seven low-cost infrared(IR) distance sensors has been investigated, and a positioning algorithm of the reader robot is proposed. Through a series of experiments, it has been verified that the proposed algorithm can detect the position of the reader robot well.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.61 no.7
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• pp.1032-1040
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• 2012

This paper proposes controller of leader robot considering following robot with input constraints based on leader-following approach. In the previous formation control researches, it was assumed that leader and follower is same object. If leader robot drives as maximum speed that the initial position errors still remain even if following robot have same velocity as a leader. In the situation that velocity of following robot is lower than its leader robot, following robot cannot follow leader robot. Furthermore, the following robot will not be able to made formation with leader robot and keep proximity communication or sensing range. Therefore, multiple mobile robot system using leader-following method should be guaranteed range to get information each other. In this paper, Leader robot is driving to goal position using linear controller and following robot is following trajectory to be made from leader robot. We assume that following robot has input constraints to realize different performance between leader robot and following robot. We design controller of leader robot for desired goal position including the errors between formation and following robot. Thus, we propose leader robot controller considering input constraints of following robot. Finally, we were able to confirm the validity of the proposed method based on simulation results.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.818-829
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• 2003

A cooperating control algorithm for two nonholonomic mobile robots is proposed. The task is composed of collision avoidance against obstacles and carrying a ladder. The front robot and the rear robot are called the leader and the follower, respectively. Each robot has a nonholonomic constraint so it cannot move in perpendicular directions. The environment is initially supposed to be unknown except target position. The torque that drives leader is determined by distance between the leader and the target position or the distance between it and the obstacles. The torque by target is attractive and the torque by obstacles is repulsive. The two mobile robots are supposed to be connected by link that can be expanded and contracted. The follower computes its torque using position and orientation information from the leader by communication. Simulation results show that the robots can drive to target position without colliding into the obstacles and maintain the distance in the allowable range.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.465-473
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• 2014

This paper proposes a formation control method by which multi-mining robots maintain a specified formation and follow a path. To secure the path tracking performance, a pure-pursuit algorithm is considered for each individual robot, and to minimize the deviation from the reference path, speed reduction in the steering motion is added. For the formation, in which two robots are parallel in a lateral direction, the robots track the specified path at a constant distance. In this way, the Leader-Follower method is adopted and the following robot knows the position and heading angle of the leader robot. Through the experimental test using two ground vehicle models, the performance is verified.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.18 no.8
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• pp.725-730
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• 2012

In this paper, we propose the localization algorithm for the cooperative behavior of the swarm robots based on WSN (Wireless Sensor Network). The proposed method is as follows: First, we measure positions of the L-bot (Leader robot) and F-bots (Follower robots) by using the APIT (Approximate Point In Triangle) and the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indication). Second, we measure relative positions of the F-bots against the pre-measured position of the L-bot by using trilateration. Then, to revise a position error caused by noise of the wireless signal, we use the particle filter. Finally, we show the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed method though some simulations.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1886-1887
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• 2011

본 논문은 군집 로봇 포메이션 이동 제어를 위한 방법을 제안한다. Potential field method 알고리즘을 이용하여 Leader-Bot의 장애물 회피와 이동 경로를 계획한다. Leader-bot을 기준으로 하는 Follewer-bot의 포메이션 형성을 위해 Formation generated function을 사용한다. Leader-bot과 Follower-bot들 간에 충돌회피와 Follower-bot들의 장애물 회피를 위해 Potential function을 적용한다. 제안한 방법은 시뮬레이션을 통하여 실제 운용 가능성을 검증한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2008.07a
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• pp.1829-1830
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• 2008

The paper deals with leader-follower formations of nonholonomic mobile robots using least square method in order to maintain the formation constantly. The nonholonomic property of the mobile robot cause us to use the least square method. Then, the performance of the developed formation controller is verified by simulation results.