Collision free motion planning on graphs

Michael Farber*

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Abstract

A topological theory initiated in [4,5] uses methods of algebraic topology to estimate numerically the character of instabilities arising in motion planning algorithms. The present paper studies random motion planning algorithms and reveals how the topology of the robot's configuration space influences their structure. We prof that the topological complexity of motion planning TC(X) coinsides with the minimal n such that there exist an n-valued random motion planning algorithm for the system; here X the configuration space. We study in detail the problem of collision free motion of several objects in the graph Γ. We describe an explicit motion planning algorithm for this problem. We prove that if Γ is a tree and if the number of objects is large enough, then the topological complexity of this motion planning problem equals 2m(Γ)+1 where m(Γ) is the number of the essential vertices of Γ. It turns out (in contrast with the results on the collision free control of many objects in space [7]) that the topological complexity is independent of the number of particles.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAlgorithmic Foundations of Robotics VI
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages123-138
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9783540257288
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameSpringer Tracts in Advanced Robotics
Volume17
ISSN (Print)1610-7438
ISSN (Electronic)1610-742X

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