TY - CHAP U1 - Konferenzveröffentlichung A1 - Tuma, Matthias A1 - Iossifidis, Ioannis A1 - Schöner, Gregor T1 - Temporal stabilization of discrete movement in variable environments: An attractor dynamics approach T2 - Proceedings 2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation N2 - The ability to generate discrete movement with distinct and stable time courses is important for interaction scenarios both between different robots and with human partners, for catching and interception tasks, and for timed action sequences. In dynamic environments, where trajectories are evolving online, this is not a trivial task. The dynamical systems approach to robotics provides a framework for robust incorporation of fluctuating sensor information, but control of movement time is usually restricted to rhythmic motion and realized through stable limit cycles. The present work uses a Hopf oscillator to produce discrete motion and formulates an online adaptation rule to stabilize total movement time against a wide range of disturbances. This is integrated into a dynamical systems framework for the sequencing of movement phases and for directional navigation, using 2D-planar motion as an example. The approach is demonstrated on a Khepera mobile unit in order to show its reliability even when depending on low-level sensor information. Y1 - 2009 UR - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/5152562 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152562 DO - https://doi.org/10.1109/ROBOT.2009.5152562 SP - 683 EP - 686 ER -