Obstacle Avoidance Method for Mobile Robots Based on Improved Artificial Potential Field Method and Its Implementation on MATLAB

The traditional artificial potential field method has the shortcoming of local minimum problem.By introducing an improved method,the problem of local minimum was solved much better and the problem of keeping on round trip or stopping moving was also resolved,makeing the path of mobile robots smoother and much nearer to the optimal path.The simulation results show the effectiveness of the method.