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Dynamic biped robot locomotion on less structured surfaces

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2000

M.-Y. Cheng
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, Kao Yuan Institute of Technology, Lu-Chu, Kaohsiung County (Taiwan)
C.-S. Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211 (USA) E-mail: linc@missouri.edu

Abstract

Most studies in the past on the control of biped locomotion considered only level surfaces. However, in the real world the ground is rarely completely flat. More research on locomotion on less structured surfaces is needed. In this study, we investigated a control design method that searches for suitable control and trajectory parameters using a Genetic Algorithm (GA). Many sets of parameters are generated through the search and the best set is selected based on a robustness measure developed from the linearized Poincaré map. This technique reduces tedious analysis and is favorably applicable to the design for locomotion on unstructured surfaces, for which analytical approaches are less appropriate. Simulations have been performed. Control parameters for different slopes were obtained and stored in a database. During the control, the control parameters suitable for the current surface slope were retrieved and the trajectory for a level surface was modified according to the surface slope. The control parameters changed values according to the terrain. Simulation results were promising.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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