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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Research on a Cooperative Grasping Method for Heterogeneous Objects in Unstructured Scenarios of Mine Conveyor Belts Based on an Improved MATD3.

Rui Gao, Mengcong Liu, Jingyi Du, Yifan Bao, Xudong Wu, Jiahui Liu

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Rui GaoCollege of Electrical and Control Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China.
Mengcong LiuCollege of Electrical and Control Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China.
Jingyi DuCollege of Electrical and Control Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China.
Yifan BaoCollege of Electrical and Control Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China.
Xudong WuCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China.
Jiahui LiuCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, China.

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Natural Science Special Project of the Department of Education of Shaanxi Province 24JK0551
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Abstract

Underground coal mine conveying systems operate in unstructured environments. Influenced by geological and operational factors, coal conveyors are frequently contaminated by foreign objects such as coal gangue and anchor bolts. These contaminants disrupt conveying stability and pose challenges to safe mining operations, making their effective removal critical. Given the significant heterogeneity and unpredictability of these objects in shape, size, and orientation, precise manipulation requires dual-arm cooperative control. Traditional control algorithms rely on precise dynamic models and fixed parameters, lacking robustness in such unstructured environments. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a cooperative grasping method tailored for heterogeneous objects in unstructured environments. The MATD3 algorithm is employed to cooperatively perform dual-arm trajectory planning and grasping tasks. A multi-factor reward function is designed to accelerate convergence in continuous action spaces, optimize real-time grasping trajectories for foreign objects, and ensure stable robotic arm positioning. Furthermore, priority experience replay (PER) is integrated into the MATD3 framework to enhance experience utilization and accelerate convergence toward optimal policies. For slender objects, a sequential cooperative optimization strategy is developed to improve the stability and reliability of grasping and placement. Experimental results demonstrate that the P-MATD3 algorithm significantly improves grasping success rates and efficiency in unstructured environments. In single-arm tasks, compared to MATD3 and MADDPG, P-MATD3 increases grasping success rates by 7.1% and 9.94%, respectively, while reducing the number of steps required to reach the pre-grasping point by 11.44% and 12.77%. In dual-arm tasks, success rates increased by 5.58% and 9.84%, respectively, while step counts decreased by 11.6% and 18.92%. Robustness testing under Gaussian noise demonstrated that P-MATD3 maintains high stability even with varying noise intensities. Finally, ablation and comparative experiments comprehensively validated the proposed method's effectiveness in simulated environments.

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cooperative graspingMulti-Agent Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (MATD3)multi-factor reward functionprioritized experience replay (PER)sequence cooperative optimization strategy

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PMID41305033
PMCPMC12655977

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