Title
Lyapunov Stability Margins for humanoid robot balancing
Abstract
This work introduces a novel balance monitoring strategy for humanoid robots. The proposed method addresses the problem of ensuring the balance maintenance of a humanoid robot, through the online monitoring of its state of balance by means of a Lyapunov (energy) function. The proposed method involves the use of dynamical models accounting for both the link and motor states. Energy limits corresponding to the front and rear edges of the support polygon are computed using a closed-loop Lyapunov function. Therefore, this method focuses on the resolution of two issues through a single control scheme, namely, guaranteeing asymptotical stability of the robot at the joint level, in addition to ensuring that it maintains its dynamical balance. A mathematical proof of the previous claims, as well as of the method's validity, is provided in the paper, whereby a direct relationship between the CoP and the system's energy has been established for the first time. Experimental results of step recovery and walking tests performed on the COmpliant huMANoid (COMAN) corroborate the method's applicability and performance as a balance monitor.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/IROS.2014.6942673
Intelligent Robots and Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
Lyapunov methods,asymptotic stability,closed loop systems,humanoid robots,legged locomotion,mechanical stability,robot dynamics,COMAN,Lyapunov stability margins,asymptotical stability,balance maintenance,balance monitoring strategy,closed-loop Lyapunov function,compliant humanoid robot balancing,dynamical models,energy function,link states,motor states,step recovery,walking tests
Computer science,Control theory,Lyapunov stability,Control engineering,Lyapunov redesign,Humanoid robot
Conference
ISSN
Citations 
PageRank 
2153-0858
3
0.41
References 
Authors
0
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Emmanouil Spyrakos-Papastavridis1123.05
Nicolas Perrin2756.34
NG Tsagarakis31492159.09
Jian S. Dai417830.53
Darwin G. Caldwell52900319.72
Spyrakos-Papastavridis, E.630.41