Autonomous forest inventory with legged robots: system design and field deployment

M Mattamala, N Chebrolu, B Casseau… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024‏ - arxiv.org
We present a solution for autonomous forest inventory with a legged robotic platform.
Compared to their wheeled and aerial counterparts, legged platforms offer an attractive …

Learning adaptive controller for hydraulic machinery automation

F Nan, M Hutter - IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The automation of hydraulic machinery has the potential to improve productivity and reduce
human labor in many industries. However, the complex dynamics of hydraulic actuators …

Motion Primitives Planning For Center-Articulated Vehicles

J Hu, F Yang, F Nan, M Hutter - 2024 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous navigation across unstructured terrains, including forests and construction
areas, faces unique challenges due to intricate obstacles and the element of the unknown …

Hybrid Motion Planning and Control for Legged-Wheeled Robots: Application to Walking Excavators

E Jelavic - 2023‏ - research-collection.ethz.ch
While slowly finding their way into human-engineered environments, deploying robots in
natural environments remains challenging today. Automation is especially lacking for large …