Designing stable finite state machine behaviours using phase plane analysis and variable structure control

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2, Issue , 1998, Pages 1134-1141

  Feddema, J T ^a   Robinett, R D ^a   Driessen, B J ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILITARY APPLICATIONS; ROBOTICS; VARIABLE STRUCTURE CONTROL; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DECENTRALIZED CONTROL; FINITE AUTOMATA; MOTION PLANNING;

ASYMPTOTICALLY STABLE; AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC VEHICLES; CONTROL LAWS; DECENTRALIZED VARIABLE STRUCTURE CONTROL; LAND MINE; MILITARY TARGETS; PHASE-PLANE ANALYSIS; SWITCHING POINTS;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; MOBILE ROBOTS;

PHASE PLANE ANALYSIS; VARIABLE STRUCTURE CONTROL;

EID: 0031640841     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.1998.677245     Document Type: Conference Paper

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