NONLINEAR PATH CONTROL FOR A DIFFERENTIAL DRIVE MOBILE ROBOT

A nonlinear feedback path controller for a differe ntial drive mobile robot is presented in this paper . First, a kinematic model in error coordinates expressed in a moving reference frame partially linked to the rob ot is developed. The control law is designed using backstepping method yielding exponential stability of the closed-loo p system. Stability analysis is performed via Lyapunov stabil ity theory. Simulation results are presented to ill ustrate the effectiveness of the proposed controller.