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Applications of Harmonic Functions to Robotics
Journal of Robotic Systems (1992)
  • Christopher I. Connolly
  • Roderic Grupen, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Abstract
Harmonic functions are solutions to Laplace's Equation. As noted in a previous paper, they can be used to advantage for potential-field path planning, since they do not exhibit spurious local minima. In this paper, harmonic functions are shown to have a number of other properties (including completeness) which are essential to robotics applications. These properties strongly recommend harmonic functions as a mechanism for robot control.
Publication Date
May 26, 1992
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Citation Information
Christopher I. Connolly and Roderic Grupen. "Applications of Harmonic Functions to Robotics" Journal of Robotic Systems (1992)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/roderic_grupen/3/