NDLI: Self-organization of environmentally-adaptive shapes on a modular robot

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Chih-Han Yu Willems, F.-X. Ingber, D. Nagpal, R.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Harvard Univ., Cambridge (Chih-Han Yu; Willems, F.-X.)
Abstract	Modular robots have the potential to achieve a wide range of applications by reconfiguring their shapes to perform different functions. This requires robust and scalable control algorithms that can form a wide range of user-specified shapes, including shapes that adapt to the environment. Here we present a decentralized algorithm for self-organizing of environmentally-adaptive shapes. We apply it to a chain-style modular robot, configured to form a flexible sheet structure. We show that the proposed algorithm is capable of achieving a wide class of environmentally-adaptive shapes, and the module control is simple, scalable, robust and provably correct. The algorithm is also self-maintaining: the shape automatically adapts if the environment changes. Finally, we present several applications which can be achieved within this framework via robot prototypes and simulations, such as a self-balancing table. In our experiments, we demonstrate the algorithm is highly responsive and robust in the face of real-world actuation and sensing noise.
Starting Page	2353
Ending Page	2360
File Size	1344003
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424409112
DOI	10.1109/IROS.2007.4399491
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-10-29
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Robot kinematics Robot sensing systems Shape control USA Councils Robust control Working environment noise Noise robustness Intelligent robots Medical robotics Convergence
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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