In this paper, we propose a novel type of serial robot with minimal actuation. The robot is a serial rigid structure consisting of multiple links connected by passive joints and of movable actuators. The novelty of this robot is that the actuators travel over the links to a given joint and adjust the relative angle between the two adjacent links. The joints passively preserve their angles until...

We use a characterization of the fractional Laplacian as a Dirichlet to Neumann operator for an appropriate differential equation to study its obstacle problem in perforated domains.

This paper presents a practical solution to the guidance of a unicycle type robot, including path following, obstacle avoidance and the respect of wheeled actuation saturation constraint, without planning procedure. These results are based on an extension of previous results on path following control including actuation saturation constraints. New solution for obstacle avoidance, with guarantee...

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We investigate how the use of haptic feedback through electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) can improve collision-avoidance in a robot teleoperation scenario. Background: Collision-free requires extensive situation awareness by operator. This is difficult to achieve purely visually when obstacles exist outside robot’s field view. Therefore, from other sensory channels be beneficial. Method: compa...