Bayesian optimization for whole-body control of high-degree-of-freedom robots through reduction of dimensionality

K Yuan, I Chatzinikolaidis, Z Li - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter aims to achieve automatic tuning of optimal parameters for whole-body control
algorithms to achieve the best performance of high-DoF robots. Typically, the control …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-body control for a torque-controlled legged mobile manipulator

J Li, H Gao, Y Wan, J Humphreys, C Peers, H Yu… - Actuators, 2022 - mdpi.com
The task of performing locomotion and manipulation simultaneously poses several scientific
challenges, such as how to deal with the coupling effects between them and how to cope …

Reactive locomotion decision-making and robust motion planning for real-time perturbation recovery

Z Gu, N Boyd, Y Zhao - 2022 International Conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we examine the problem of push recovery for bipedal robot locomotion and
present a reactive decision-making and robust planning framework for locomotion resilient …

Overview of gait synthesis for the humanoid COMAN

C Zhou, X Wang, Z Li, N Tsagarakis - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2017 - Springer
This paper focuses on the developments of a generic gait synthesis for the humanoid robot
COMAN. Relying on the essential Gait Pattern Generator (GPG), the proposed synthesis …

A real-time planning and control framework for robust and dynamic quadrupedal locomotion

J Li, H Gao, Y Wan, H Yu, C Zhou - Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Legged locomotion poses significant challenges due to its nonlinear, underactuated and
hybrid dynamic properties. These challenges are exacerbated by the high-speed motion …

Predictor: a physical emulator enabling safety and ergonomics evaluation and training of physical human-robot collaboration

CE Sunesson, DT Schøn, CNP Hassø… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Safety and ergonomics of Physical Human-Robot Collaboration (PHRC) are crucial to make
human-robot collaborative systems trustworthy and make a significant impact in real-world …

Development of a Teleoperative Quadrupedal Manipulator​

C Peers, M Motawei, R Richardson… - … :“Robotics at Home” …, 2021 - eprints.whiterose.ac.uk
This paper outlines the design and operation of a teleoperated quadrupedal robot enhanced
with a manipulator arm and gripper. Using the mobile quadruped platform Laikago, a ViperX …

Teleoperating a legged manipulator through whole-body control

J Humphreys, C Peers, J Li, Y Wan, J Sun… - Annual Conference …, 2022 - Springer
In this work, we present a highly functional teleoperation system, that integrates a full-body
inertia-based motion capture suit and three intuitive teleoperation strategies with a Whole …

On the comprehensive kinematics analysis of a humanoid parallel ankle mechanism

C Zhou, N Tsagarakis - Journal of Mechanisms and …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this paper, we present a thorough kinematics analysis of a humanoid two degrees-of-
freedom (DoF) ankle module based on a parallel kinematics mechanism. Compared with the …

A2ML: A general human-inspired motion language for anthropomorphic arms based on movement primitives

C Fang, X Ding, C Zhou, N Tsagarakis - Robotics and Autonomous …, 2019 - Elsevier
The recent increasing demands on accomplishing complicated manipulation tasks
necessitate the development of effective task-motion planning techniques. To help …