A4 Refereed article in a conference publication

Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Mobile Robots: A Battery-Aware Dynamic Path Planning Approach




AuthorsWu, Chen; Haghbayan, Hashem; Heydarzadeh, Mohsen; Immonen, Eero; Plosila, Juha

EditorsN/A

Conference nameInternational Conference on Control and Robotics Engineering

Publication year2025

Book title 2025 10th International Conference on Control and Robotics Engineering (ICCRE)

First page 92

Last page98

ISBN979-8-3315-4352-5

eISBN979-8-3315-4351-8

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1109/ICCRE65455.2025.11093555

Web address https://doi.org/10.1109/iccre65455.2025.11093555


Abstract

Energy-efficient path planning is a critical research area for mobile robots, particularly batteries. The primary objective of this paper is to identify the paths that require the least energy consumption, thereby minimizing battery usage. In this study, we demonstrate that energy consumption along a given path is influenced by the battery’s state of charge (SOC), leading to significant variations in energy consumption based on different battery levels. We propose a battery-aware path planning algorithm that dynamically adjusts path selection based on the estimated battery SOC in real time to address this relationship. Our algorithm continuously evaluates and adapts paths to optimize energy efficiency during robot operation. Experimental results validate the effectiveness of our approach, achieving up to a 22.87% reduction in energy consumption compared to the baseline.


Funding information in the publication
This work was supported by the Academy of Finland funded projects 357220 - DOMINIC (Developmental Multi-Robot Systems in Cognitive Manufacturing).


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