Online Dynamic Motion Planning and Control for Wheeled Biped Robots

Songyan Xin, Sethu Vijayakumar

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

Abstract

Wheeled-legged robots combine the efficiency of wheeled robots when driving on suitably flat surfaces and versatility of legged robots when stepping over or around obstacles. This paper introduces a planning and control frame-work to realise dynamic locomotion for wheeled biped robots. We propose the Cart-Linear Inverted Pendulum Model (Cart-LIPM) as a template model for the rolling motion and the under-actuated LIPM for contact changes while walking. The generated motion is then tracked by an inverse dynamic whole-body controller which coordinates all joints, including the wheels. The framework has a hierarchical structure and is implemented in a model predictive control (MPC) fashion. To validate the proposed approach for hybrid motion generation, two scenarios involving different types of obstacles are designed in simulation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that such online dynamic hybrid locomotion has been demonstrated on wheeled biped robots.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages3892 - 3899
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-7281-6212-6
ISBN (Print)978-1-7281-6213-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Feb 2021
Event2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems - Las Vegas, United States
Duration: 25 Oct 202029 Oct 2020
https://www.iros2020.org/index.html

Publication series

Name
PublisherIEEE
ISSN (Print)2153-0858
ISSN (Electronic)2153-0866

Conference

Conference2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Abbreviated titleIROS 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLas Vegas
Period25/10/2029/10/20
Internet address

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Online Dynamic Motion Planning and Control for Wheeled Biped Robots'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this