TY - JOUR T1 - Modified Potential Function for Obstacle Avoidance in an Unknown Environment AU - Xavier, A. Jasmine AU - Selvakumari, R. Shantha JO - Asian Journal of Information Technology VL - 15 IS - 13 SP - 2191 EP - 2200 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1682-3915 DO - ajit.2016.2191.2200 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ajit.2016.2191.2200 KW - Artificial potential field KW -navigation KW -obstacle avoidance KW -robot path planning KW -computer AB - Path planning or navigation is one of the most important applications for robot control system. It involves computing a collision free path between start point and end point. In this study artificial potential field method is modified. First the new potential functions are defined and then motion planning algorithm based on the new potential field method is presented. Finally computer simulation is used to demonstrate the effectiveness of the motion planning scheme based on the new potential field method. This method is used to solve the drawbacks such as local minimaand oscillation problem. ER -