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Forward Kinematics of Object Transporting by a Multi-Robot System with a Deformable Sheet
Jiawei Hu, Wenhang Liu, Jingang Yi, Zhenhua Xiong
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We present object handling and transporting by a multi-robot team with a deformable sheet as a carrier. Due to the deformability of the sheet and the high dimension of the whole system, it is challenging to clearly describe all the possible positions of the object on the sheet for a given formation of the multi-robot system. A complete forward kinematics (FK) method is proposed for object handling by an N-mobile robot team with a deformable sheet. Based on the virtual variable cables model (VVCM), a constrained quadratic problem (CQP) is formulated by combining the geometric constraints and minimum potential energy conditions of the system. Analytical solutions to the CQP are presented and then further verified with the force closure condition. We present an FK algorithm based on the FK method to obtain all possible solutions with the given initial sheet shape and the robot team formation. We demonstrate the effectiveness, completeness, and efficiency of the FK algorithm with experimental results and case study examples.
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