A General Formulation for Path Constrained Time-Optimized Trajectory Planning with Environmental and Object Contacts

The work proposes a novel second-order cone program (SOCP) to solve time-optimal trajectory planning for robot manipulation. It integrates nonlinear friction cone constraints at both hand-object and object-environment contacts with robot dynamics and actuator limits. This formulation bridges geometric motion planning with time optimization by ensuring grasp stability during motion.

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