Collision Avoidance for Wheeled Mobile Robots in Smart Agricultural Systems Using Control Barrier Function Quadratic Programming

The primary challenge is to design feedback controls that enable robots to autonomously reach predetermined destinations while avoiding collisions with obstacles and other robots. Various control algorithms, such as the control barrier function-based quadratic programming (CBF-QP) controller, addres...

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Main Authors: Sairoel Amertet, Girma Gebresenbet
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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description The primary challenge is to design feedback controls that enable robots to autonomously reach predetermined destinations while avoiding collisions with obstacles and other robots. Various control algorithms, such as the control barrier function-based quadratic programming (CBF-QP) controller, address collision avoidance problems. Control barrier functions (CBFs) ensure forward invariance, which is critical for guaranteeing safety in robotic collision avoidance within agricultural fields. The goal of this study is to enhance the safety and mitigation of potential collisions in smart agriculture systems. The entire system was simulated in the MATLAB/Simulink environment, and the results demonstrated a <b>93% improvement in steady-state error over</b> rapidly exploring random tree (RRT). These findings indicate that the proposed controller is highly effective for collision avoidance in smart agricultural systems.
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spelling doaj-art-07f48bcd9fc241e5a146fc7a8e13fc3f2025-08-20T02:53:19ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-02-01155245010.3390/app15052450Collision Avoidance for Wheeled Mobile Robots in Smart Agricultural Systems Using Control Barrier Function Quadratic ProgrammingSairoel Amertet0Girma Gebresenbet1High School of Automation and Robotics, Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University, 195220 Saint Petersburg, RussiaDepartment of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7032, 750 07 Uppsala, SwedenThe primary challenge is to design feedback controls that enable robots to autonomously reach predetermined destinations while avoiding collisions with obstacles and other robots. Various control algorithms, such as the control barrier function-based quadratic programming (CBF-QP) controller, address collision avoidance problems. Control barrier functions (CBFs) ensure forward invariance, which is critical for guaranteeing safety in robotic collision avoidance within agricultural fields. The goal of this study is to enhance the safety and mitigation of potential collisions in smart agriculture systems. The entire system was simulated in the MATLAB/Simulink environment, and the results demonstrated a <b>93% improvement in steady-state error over</b> rapidly exploring random tree (RRT). These findings indicate that the proposed controller is highly effective for collision avoidance in smart agricultural systems.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/5/2450smart agriculturecontrol barrier functionwheeled mobile robotautonomous systemcollision avoidancequadratic programming
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Collision Avoidance for Wheeled Mobile Robots in Smart Agricultural Systems Using Control Barrier Function Quadratic Programming
Applied Sciences
smart agriculture
control barrier function
wheeled mobile robot
autonomous system
collision avoidance
quadratic programming
title Collision Avoidance for Wheeled Mobile Robots in Smart Agricultural Systems Using Control Barrier Function Quadratic Programming
title_full Collision Avoidance for Wheeled Mobile Robots in Smart Agricultural Systems Using Control Barrier Function Quadratic Programming
title_fullStr Collision Avoidance for Wheeled Mobile Robots in Smart Agricultural Systems Using Control Barrier Function Quadratic Programming
title_full_unstemmed Collision Avoidance for Wheeled Mobile Robots in Smart Agricultural Systems Using Control Barrier Function Quadratic Programming
title_short Collision Avoidance for Wheeled Mobile Robots in Smart Agricultural Systems Using Control Barrier Function Quadratic Programming
title_sort collision avoidance for wheeled mobile robots in smart agricultural systems using control barrier function quadratic programming
topic smart agriculture
control barrier function
wheeled mobile robot
autonomous system
collision avoidance
quadratic programming
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/5/2450
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