The current gait planning for legged robots is mostly based on human presets,which cannot match the flexible characteristics of natural mammals.This paper proposes a gait optimization framework for hexapod robots call...The current gait planning for legged robots is mostly based on human presets,which cannot match the flexible characteristics of natural mammals.This paper proposes a gait optimization framework for hexapod robots called Smart Gait.Smart Gait contains three modules:swing leg trajectory optimization,gait period&duty optimization,and gait sequence optimization.The full dynamics of a single leg,and the centroid dynamics of the overall robot are considered in the respective modules.The Smart Gait not only helps the robot to decrease the energy consumption when in locomotion,mostly,it enables the hexapod robot to determine its gait pattern transitions based on its current state,instead of repeating the formalistic clock-set step cycles.Our Smart Gait framework allows the hexapod robot to behave nimbly as a living animal when in 3D movements for the first time.The Smart Gait framework combines offline and online optimizations without any fussy data-driven training procedures,and it can run efficiently on board in real-time after deployment.Various experiments are carried out on the hexapod robot LittleStrong.The results show that the energy consumption is reduced by 15.9%when in locomotion.Adaptive gait patterns can be generated spontaneously both in regular and challenge environments,and when facing external interferences.展开更多
论文针对仿生六足机器人运动问题,提出了一种基于虚拟模型控制(Virtual Model Control,VMC)的简单直观的运动控制方法。在VMC框架中,一系列虚拟原件安装在机器人关节上,以产生相应的虚拟力。将机器人腿的运动模式分为站立相和摆动相两...论文针对仿生六足机器人运动问题,提出了一种基于虚拟模型控制(Virtual Model Control,VMC)的简单直观的运动控制方法。在VMC框架中,一系列虚拟原件安装在机器人关节上,以产生相应的虚拟力。将机器人腿的运动模式分为站立相和摆动相两个阶段。站立相中,VMC被用于控制机器人躯干姿态,包括躯干高度和欧拉角;摆动相中,VMC为摆动腿提供控制,使其遵循期望的轨迹。通过状态机实现机器人腿状态切换和运动配合。仿真结果表明,设计的控制器可以实现六足机器人三角步态稳定行走。展开更多
基金Supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFF0306202).
文摘The current gait planning for legged robots is mostly based on human presets,which cannot match the flexible characteristics of natural mammals.This paper proposes a gait optimization framework for hexapod robots called Smart Gait.Smart Gait contains three modules:swing leg trajectory optimization,gait period&duty optimization,and gait sequence optimization.The full dynamics of a single leg,and the centroid dynamics of the overall robot are considered in the respective modules.The Smart Gait not only helps the robot to decrease the energy consumption when in locomotion,mostly,it enables the hexapod robot to determine its gait pattern transitions based on its current state,instead of repeating the formalistic clock-set step cycles.Our Smart Gait framework allows the hexapod robot to behave nimbly as a living animal when in 3D movements for the first time.The Smart Gait framework combines offline and online optimizations without any fussy data-driven training procedures,and it can run efficiently on board in real-time after deployment.Various experiments are carried out on the hexapod robot LittleStrong.The results show that the energy consumption is reduced by 15.9%when in locomotion.Adaptive gait patterns can be generated spontaneously both in regular and challenge environments,and when facing external interferences.
文摘论文针对仿生六足机器人运动问题,提出了一种基于虚拟模型控制(Virtual Model Control,VMC)的简单直观的运动控制方法。在VMC框架中,一系列虚拟原件安装在机器人关节上,以产生相应的虚拟力。将机器人腿的运动模式分为站立相和摆动相两个阶段。站立相中,VMC被用于控制机器人躯干姿态,包括躯干高度和欧拉角;摆动相中,VMC为摆动腿提供控制,使其遵循期望的轨迹。通过状态机实现机器人腿状态切换和运动配合。仿真结果表明,设计的控制器可以实现六足机器人三角步态稳定行走。
