Model predictive control of legged and humanoid robots: models and algorithms

S Katayama, M Murooka, Y Tazaki - Advanced Robotics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Model predictive control (MPC) of legged and humanoid robotic systems has been an active
research topic in the past decade. While MPC for robotic systems has a long history, its …

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 …

TALOS: A new humanoid research platform targeted for industrial applications

O Stasse, T Flayols, R Budhiraja… - 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The upcoming generation of humanoid robots will have to be equipped with state-of-the-art
technical features along with high industrial quality, but they should also offer the prospect of …

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 …

3-d underactuated bipedal walking via h-lip based gait synthesis and step** stabilization

X **ong, A Ames - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we holistically present a hybrid-linear inverted pendulum (H-LIP) based
approach for synthesizing and stabilizing 3-D foot-underactuated bipedal walking, with an …

MPC for humanoid gait generation: Stability and feasibility

N Scianca, D De Simone, L Lanari… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we present an intrinsically stable Model Predictive Control (IS-MPC)
framework for humanoid gait generation that incorporates a stability constraint in the …

Online non-linear centroidal mpc for humanoid robot locomotion with step adjustment

G Romualdi, S Dafarra, G L'Erario… - … on Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a Non-Linear Model Predictive Controller for humanoid robot
locomotion with online step adjustment capabilities. The proposed controller considers the …

qpSWIFT: A real-time sparse quadratic program solver for robotic applications

AG Pandala, Y Ding, HW Park - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we present qpSWIFT, a real-time quadratic program (QP) solver. Motivated by
the need for a robust embedded QP solver in robotic applications, qpSWIFT employs …

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 …

Walking stabilization using step timing and location adjustment on the humanoid robot, atlas

RJ Griffin, G Wiedebach, S Bertrand… - 2017 IEEE/RSJ …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
While humans are highly capable of recovering from external disturbances and uncertainties
that result in large tracking errors, humanoid robots have yet to reliably mimic this level of …