Turning in a Bipedal Robot

doi:10.1016/S1672-6529(13)60225-5

Abstract

Abstract:

We report the development of turning behavior on a child-size bipedal robot that addresses two common scenarios: turning in place and simultaneous walking and turning. About turning in place, three strategies are investigated and compared, including body-first, leg-first, and body/leg-simultaneous. These three strategies are used for three actions, respectively: when walking follows turning immediately, when space behind the robot is very tight, and when a large turning angle is desired. Concerning simultaneous walking and turning, the linear inverted pendulum is used as the motion model in the single-leg support phase, and the polynomial-based trajectory is used as the motion model in the double-leg support phase and for smooth motion connectivity to motions in a priori and a posteriori single-leg support phases. Compared to the trajectory generation of ordinary walking, that of simultaneous walking and turning introduces only two extra parameters: one for determining new heading direction and the other for smoothing the Center of Mass (COM) trajectory. The trajectory design methodology is validated in both simulation and experimental environments, and successful robot behavior confirms the effectiveness of the strategy.

Key words: turning, biped, humanoid, trajectory planning, robot

Jau-Ching Lu, Jing-Yi Chen, Pei-Chun Lin. Turning in a Bipedal Robot[J].J4, 2013, 10(3): 292-304.

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