Mechanism, actuation, perception, and control of highly dynamic multilegged robots: A review

J He, F Gao - Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2020‏ - Springer
Multilegged robots have the potential to serve as assistants for humans, replacing them in
performing dangerous, dull, or unclean tasks. However, they are still far from being …

Recent progress in legged robots locomotion control

J Carpentier, PB Wieber - Current Robotics Reports, 2021‏ - Springer
Purpose of review In recent years, legged robots locomotion has been transitioning from
mostly flat ground in controlled settings to generic indoor and outdoor environments …

Real-time motion planning of legged robots: A model predictive control approach

F Farshidian, E Jelavic, A Satapathy… - 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We introduce a real-time, constrained, nonlinear Model Predictive Control for the motion
planning of legged robots. The proposed approach uses a constrained optimal control …

Passive whole-body control for quadruped robots: Experimental validation over challenging terrain

S Fahmi, C Mastalli, M Focchi… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present experimental results using a passive whole-body control approach for
quadruped robots that achieves dynamic locomotion while compliantly balancing the robot's …

Stance: Locomotion adaptation over soft terrain

S Fahmi, M Focchi, A Radulescu, G Fink… - IEEE Transactions …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Whole-Body Control (WBC) has emerged as an important framework in locomotion control
for legged robots. However, most WBC frameworks fail to generalize beyond rigid terrains …

A gradient-based neural network accelerated for vision-based control of an RCM-constrained surgical endoscope robot

W Li, L Han, X **ao, B Liao, C Peng - Neural Computing and Applications, 2022‏ - Springer
This paper presents an accelerated gradient-based neural network (GNN) to achieve visual
servoing of a surgical endoscope robot. A KUKA LWR 4+ robot with seven joints is used to …

Towards dynamic transparency: Robust interaction force tracking using multi-sensory control on an arm exoskeleton

Y Zimmermann, EB Küçüktabak… - 2020 IEEE/RSJ …, 2020‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A high-quality free-motion rendering is one of the most vital traits to achieve an immersive
human-robot interaction. Rendering free-motion is notably challenging for rehabilitation …

Generative design of nu's husky carbon, a morpho-functional, legged robot

A Ramezani, P Dangol, E Sihite… - … on Robotics and …, 2021‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We report the design of a morpho-functional robot called Husky Carbon. Our goal is to
integrate two forms of mobility, aerial and quadrupedal legged locomotion, within a single …

Next generation legged robot locomotion: A review on control techniques

SS Kotha, N Akter, SH Abhi, SK Das, MR Islam, MF Ali… - Heliyon, 2024‏ - cell.com
The next generation of autonomous-legged robots will herald a new era in the fields of
manufacturing, healthcare, terrain exploration, and surveillance. We can expect significant …

Optimization-based motion planning for legged robots

AW Winkler - 2018‏ - research-collection.ethz.ch
Legged machines have the potential to traverse terrain that wheeled robots cannot. These
capabilities are useful in scenarios such as stairs in homes or debris-filled disaster scenes …