Tracking the gradient of artificial potential fields: Sliding mode control for mobile robots

International Journal of Control

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 417-432

  Güldner, Jurgen ^a   Utkin, Vadim I ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; MANIPULATORS; ROBOT PROGRAMMING; ROBOTICS; TRACKING (POSITION);

ARTIFICIAL POTENTIAL FIELD METHOD; TRACKING CONTROL;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0030086734     PISSN: 00207179     EISSN: 13665820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207179608921850     Document Type: Article

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