Abstract-This paper considers path following control of snake robots along straight paths. Under the assumption that the forward velocity of the snake robot is nonzero and positive, we prove that the proposed path following controller K-exponentially stabilizes a snake robot to any desired straight path. The performance of the path following controller is investigated through simulations and through experiments with a physical snake robot where the controller successfully steers the snake robot towards and along the desired straight path.

Abstract-This paper considers path following control of snake robots along straight paths. Under the assumption that the forward velocity of the snake robot is nonzero and positive, we prove that the proposed path following controller K-exponentially stabilizes a snake robot to any desired straight path. The performance of the path following controller is investigated through simulations and through experiments with a physical snake robot where the controller successfully steers the snake robot towards and along the desired straight path.

Abstract-This paper considers path following control of snake robots along straight paths. A controller is proposed which, under the assumption that the forward velocity of the snake robot is nonzero and positive, guarantees K-exponential stability of the distance between the snake robot and the desired path and also K-exponential stability of the heading of the robot with respect to the direction of the path. The performance of the path following controller is investigated through experiments with a physical snake robot. The experiments show that the proposed controller successfully steers the snake robot towards and along the desired straight path.