Title
Elliptical motion method for robust quadrupedal locomotion
Abstract
In this paper we present a new elliptical motion method that allows integration of different walking gaits with Jacobian-based robot body kinematics. Implemented walk and trot gaits are controlled with a central pattern generator (CPG). By combining these gaits with robot kinematics, robot pose control is enabled during robot motion. The proposed method generates the elliptical type of foot motion independently of possible robot pose changes, which makes robot locomotion very robust to various disturbance effects (e.g. impact of uneven terrain, external forces, and sensor-guided changes of robot posture). The method was implemented and tested on the 13 degrees of freedom (DOF) four-legged robot. The results have confirmed that the robot maintains the desired walking gait while changing its pose in accordance with a task being executed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1109/CCA.2012.6402704
Control Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Jacobian matrices,legged locomotion,position control,robot kinematics,robust control,13 degrees of freedom four-legged robot,Jacobian-based robot body kinematics,central pattern generator,elliptical motion method,robot locomotion,robot motion,robot pose control,robust quadrupedal locomotion,walking gaits
Inverse kinematics,Control theory,Computer science,Control engineering,Snake-arm robot,Robot locomotion,Artificial intelligence,Computer vision,Robot control,Robot calibration,Robot kinematics,Cartesian coordinate robot,Articulated robot
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
1085-1992 E-ISBN : 978-1-4673-4504-0
978-1-4673-4504-0
3
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.43
8
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Alan Mutka141.83
Frano Petric284.69
Tomislav Reichenbach330.43
Zdenko Kovacic45915.27