Design and control of a miniature bipedal robot with proprioceptive actuation for dynamic behaviors

Y Liu, J Shen, J Zhang, X Zhang… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As the study of humanoid robots becomes a world-wide interdisciplinary research field, the
demand for a cost-effective bipedal robot system capable of dynamic behaviors is growing …

Conventional, Heuristic and Learning-Based Robot Motion Planning: Reviewing Frameworks of Current Practical Significance

F Noroozi, M Daneshmand, P Fiorini - Machines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Motion planning algorithms have seen considerable progress and expansion across various
domains of science and technology during the last few decades, where rapid advancements …

Cdm-mpc: An integrated dynamic planning and control framework for bipedal robots jum**

Z He, J Wu, J Zhang, S Zhang, Y Shi… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Performing acrobatic maneuvers like dynamic jum** in bipedal robots presents significant
challenges in terms of actuation, motion planning, and control. Traditional approaches to …

Motion planning for a climbing robot with stochastic grasps

S Newdick, N Ongole, TG Chen… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
ReachBot is a robot that uses extendable and retractable booms as limbs to move around
unpredictable environments such as martian caves. Each boom is capped by a microspine …

Risk-aware motion planning for a limbed robot with stochastic grip** forces using nonlinear programming

Y Shirai, X Lin, Y Tanaka, A Mehta… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a motion planning algorithm with probabilistic guarantees for limbed robots with
stochastic grip** forces. Planners based on deterministic models with a worst-case …

Transition motion planning for multi-limbed vertical climbing robots using complementarity constraints

J Zhang, X Lin, DW Hong - 2021 IEEE International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to achieve autonomous vertical wall climbing, the transition phase from the ground
to the wall requires extra consideration inevitably. This paper focuses on the contact …

Generalized benders decomposition with continual learning for hybrid model predictive control in dynamic environment

X Lin - arxiv preprint arxiv:2310.03344, 2023 - arxiv.org
Hybrid model predictive control (MPC) with both continuous and discrete variables is widely
applicable to robotic control tasks, especially those involving contact with the environment …

Reduce: Reformulation of mixed integer programs using data from unsupervised clusters for learning efficient strategies

X Lin, GI Fernandez, DW Hong - … International Conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mixed integer convex and nonlinear programs, MICP and MINLP, are expressive but require
long solving times. Recent work that combines learning methods on solver heuristics has …

Convex model predictive control of single rigid body model on so (3) for versatile dynamic legged motions

J Shen, D Hong - 2022 International Conference on Robotics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a convex model predictive control framework for versatile dynamic
legged motions with negligible leg dynamics. The framework utilizes the single rigid body …

An Investigation on the Effect of Actuation Pattern on the Power Consumption of Legged Robots for Extraterrestrial Exploration

Y Hu, W Guo, R Lin - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Legged robots have great potential to be extraterrestrial exploration rovers of extraordinary
versatility. Minimizing power consumption is of vital importance in the scenarios of …