Journal of Bionic Engineering ›› 2019, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (4): 621-632.doi: 10.1007/s42235-019-0050-3

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A Trot and Flying Trot Control Method for Quadruped Robot Based on Optimal Foot Force Distribution

Teng Chen, Xiaobo Sun, Ze Xu, Yibin Li, Xuewen Rong, Lelai Zhou*   

  1. Center for Robotics, School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
  • 收稿日期:2019-02-18 修回日期:2019-05-28 接受日期:2019-05-30 出版日期:2019-07-10 发布日期:2019-10-14
  • 通讯作者: Lelai Zhou E-mail:zhoulelai@sdu.edu.cn
  • 作者简介:Teng Chen, Xiaobo Sun, Ze Xu, Yibin Li, Xuewen Rong, Lelai Zhou

A Trot and Flying Trot Control Method for Quadruped Robot Based on Optimal Foot Force Distribution

Teng Chen, Xiaobo Sun, Ze Xu, Yibin Li, Xuewen Rong, Lelai Zhou*   

  1. Center for Robotics, School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
  • Received:2019-02-18 Revised:2019-05-28 Accepted:2019-05-30 Online:2019-07-10 Published:2019-10-14
  • Contact: Lelai Zhou E-mail:zhoulelai@sdu.edu.cn
  • About author:Teng Chen, Xiaobo Sun, Ze Xu, Yibin Li, Xuewen Rong, Lelai Zhou

摘要: In order to enhance the dynamic motion capability of the bionic quadruped robot, a flying trot gait control method based on full-scale virtual model and optimal plantar force distribution is proposed. A stable flying trot gait is accomplished by mapping the robot torso motion to the foot trajectory. The force distribution calculated by the torso virtual model is converted into a quadratic optimization problem and solved in real time by the open source library Gurobi. The transition between the trot gait and the flying trot gait is achieved by co-ordinating leg motion phases. The results of the dynamic simulation verify that the proposed method can realize the 3D stable flying trot gait. Compared against the trot gait, the flying trot gait can improve the speed of the quadruped robot. Combine the trot gait and the flying trot gait, the quadruped robot can move efficiently and adapt to complex terrains.

关键词: quadruped robot, flying trot, virtual model control, quadratic optimization

Abstract: In order to enhance the dynamic motion capability of the bionic quadruped robot, a flying trot gait control method based on full-scale virtual model and optimal plantar force distribution is proposed. A stable flying trot gait is accomplished by mapping the robot torso motion to the foot trajectory. The force distribution calculated by the torso virtual model is converted into a quadratic optimization problem and solved in real time by the open source library Gurobi. The transition between the trot gait and the flying trot gait is achieved by co-ordinating leg motion phases. The results of the dynamic simulation verify that the proposed method can realize the 3D stable flying trot gait. Compared against the trot gait, the flying trot gait can improve the speed of the quadruped robot. Combine the trot gait and the flying trot gait, the quadruped robot can move efficiently and adapt to complex terrains.

Key words: quadruped robot, flying trot, virtual model control, quadratic optimization