Spatial-temporal motion planning for multiple nonholonomic robots with safety constraints
2026 (English)In: International Journal of Systems Science, ISSN 0020-7721, E-ISSN 1464-5319, Vol. 57, no 2, p. 572-592Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This paper proposes a spatial-temporal trajectory planning method for multi-robot systems subject to both motion and safety constraints. By decomposing the planning process into three sequential subproblems: path planning, individual time optimisation, and collision coordination, the proposed method not only reduces the complexity of the overall planning task but also facilitates the incorporation of diverse constraints and optimisation objectives. Specifically, the path planning subproblem generates smooth, length-minimised paths while ensuring adherence to static collision avoidance, boundary position and nonholonomic constraints. Building on these optimised paths, the individual time optimisation subproblem aims to minimise trajectory duration while adhering to dynamic constraints. Then, collision coordination subproblem accounts for collision avoidance constraints between moving robots with minimum makespan. The proposed method is applied to warehouse scenarios and the results indicate that it outperforms baseline methods in terms of planning success rate, computational time, as well as overall makespan.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Informa UK Limited , 2026. Vol. 57, no 2, p. 572-592
Keywords [en]
Motion planning, multi-robot system, collision avoidance, nonholonomic robots
National Category
Robotics and automation
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-365938DOI: 10.1080/00207721.2025.2504653ISI: 001489401900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105005738391OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-365938DiVA, id: diva2:1981099
Note
QC 20260120
2025-07-032025-07-032026-01-20Bibliographically approved