Dual-Arm Obstacle Avoidance Motion Planning Based on Improved RRT Algorithm

This paper proposes a solution for the cooperative obstacle avoidance path planning problem in dual manipulator arms using an improved Rapidly Exploring Random Tree (RRT) algorithm. The dual manipulator arms are categorized into a main arm and a secondary arm. Initially, the obstacle avoidance path for the master arm is planned in the presence of static obstacles. Subsequently, the poses of the master arm during its movement are treated as dynamic obstacles for planning the obstacle avoidance path for the slave arm. A cost function incorporating a fast convergence policy is introduced. Additionally, adaptive weights between distance cost and variation cost are innovatively integrated into the cost function, along with increased weights for each joint, enhancing the algorithm’s effectiveness and feasibility in practical scenarios. The smoothness of the planned paths is improved through the introduction of interpolation functions. The improved algorithm is numerically modeled and simulated in MATLAB. The verification results demonstrate that the improved RRT algorithm proposed in this paper is both feasible and more efficient.