期刊名称:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
印刷版ISSN:1729-8806
电子版ISSN:1729-8814
出版年度:2017
卷号:14
期号:1
DOI:10.1177/1729881416682708
语种:English
出版社:SAGE Publications
摘要:Existing sampling-based footstep planning method for biped navigation used an intermediate static posture for footstep transition. However, when adopting this approach, the robot is sensitive to modeling error and external environments, and also the transition between different gait patterns is unnatural. This article presents a central pattern generator approach to footstep transition for biped navigation. First, this approach decomposes the biped walking motion into five motion types and designs central pattern generator network for all joints of legs accordingly. Then, the central pattern generator parameters are simplified and the relationship between these parameters and footstep transition is formulated. By modifying the central pattern generator parameters, different walking gaits can be obtained. With sensing feedbacks, self-adaption walking on irregular terrains, such as walking on unknown sloped terrains and flat floor with tiny obstacles, is realized. Experiments were conducted both in simulator and on a physical biped robot. Results have shown that the proposed approach is able to generate gesture transition trajectory for biped robot navigation and realize a self-adaption walking for irregular terrains.
关键词:Biped walking; footstep planning; central pattern generator; environment learning; self-adaption