2 papers
cs.RO2021
The Geometric Structure of Externally Actuated Planar Locomoting Systems in Ambient Media
Blake Buchanan, Tony Dear, Scott Kelly +2
Robots often interact with the world via attached parts such as wheels, joints, or appendages. In many systems, these interactions, and the manner in which they lead to locomotion,…
nlin.CD2021
Stability and Control of Chaplygin Beanies Coupled to a Platform through Nonholonomic Constraints
Blake Buchanan, Matthew Travers, Howie Choset +1
Many multi-agent systems in nature are comprised of agents that interact with, and respond to, the dynamics of their environment. In this paper, we approach the study of such agent…