Title
Controlling the planar motion of a heavy object by pushing with a humanoid robot using dual-arm force control
Abstract
Pushing heavy and large objects in a plane requires generating correct operational forces that compensate for unpredictable ground-object friction forces. This is a challenge because the reaction forces from the heavy object can easily cause a humanoid robot to slip at its feet or lose balance and fall down. Although previous research has addressed humanoid robot balancing problems to prevent falling down while pushing an object, there has been little discussion about the problem of avoiding slipping due to the reaction forces from the object. We extend a full-body balancing controller by simultaneously controlling the reaction forces of both hands using dual-arm force control. The main contribution of this paper is a method to calculate dual-arm reference forces considering the moments around the vertical axis of the humanoid robot and objects. This method involves estimating friction forces based on force measurements and controlling reaction forces to follow the reference forces. We show experimental results on the HRP-2 humanoid robot pushing a 90[kg] wheelchair.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/ICRA.2012.6224884
Robotics and Automation
Keywords
Field
DocType
compensation,force control,friction,handicapped aids,humanoid robots,manipulators,mechanical stability,mobile robots,motion control,slip,wheelchairs,HRP-2 humanoid robot pushing,correct operational forces,dual-arm force control,dual-arm reference forces,force measurement,friction force estimation,full-body balancing controller,heavy object,humanoid robot balancing problems,planar motion control,reaction force control,slipping avoidance,unpredictable ground-object friction forces compensation,wheelchair
Wheelchair,Slipping,Motion control,Control theory,Simulation,Control theory,Slip (materials science),Control engineering,Engineering,Trajectory,Mobile robot,Humanoid robot
Conference
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2012
1
1050-4729 E-ISBN : 978-1-4673-1404-6
ISBN
Citations 
PageRank 
978-1-4673-1404-6
8
0.68
References 
Authors
10
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Shunichi Nozawa18515.81
Youhei Kakiuchi2225.69
Kei Okada3534118.08
Masayuki Inaba42186410.27