Data‐Driven Kinematic Modeling of Physical Origami Robots

Origami‐inspired structures facilitate the design of compliant and compact robots. However, physical origami robots possess inherent material compliance and mechanical imperfections, presenting challenges in modeling and redundant actuation for accurate control of all degree of freedom (DoF). Herein...

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Main Authors: Mustafa Mete, Alexander Schüßler, Yves Martin des Taillades, Bruno Trivelli, Jamie Paik
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Advanced Intelligent Systems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400217
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Bruno Trivelli
Jamie Paik
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description Origami‐inspired structures facilitate the design of compliant and compact robots. However, physical origami robots possess inherent material compliance and mechanical imperfections, presenting challenges in modeling and redundant actuation for accurate control of all degree of freedom (DoF). Herein, a data‐driven kinematic modeling approach tailored for physical origami robots to effectively address the inherent compliance is introduced. This approach is applied to a multiloop origami spherical joint, which features a minimalistic design comprising two parallel waterbomb structures. This design allows for the integration of four actuators, thereby enabling full control over the structure's three DoF and its inherent compliance. It is demonstrated that a small dataset is adequate for accurately learning the forward kinematics, which then informs an optimization‐based inverse kinematics. Additionally, through trajectory tracking experiments, it is verified that the modeling method is both rapid and accurate, making it suitable for real‐time applications. To showcase a practical application, the joint and its models are utilized as a force feedback origami joystick, designed for intuitive drone control. This joystick offers an enhanced control experience and conveys crucial information about collisions and external forces to drone operators. Overall, the data‐driven modeling approach introduces a new possibility of designing controllable compliant interfaces.
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spelling doaj-art-1fa524849e234448b7ee45454c73662f2025-01-21T07:26:27ZengWileyAdvanced Intelligent Systems2640-45672025-01-0171n/an/a10.1002/aisy.202400217Data‐Driven Kinematic Modeling of Physical Origami RobotsMustafa Mete0Alexander Schüßler1Yves Martin des Taillades2Bruno Trivelli3Jamie Paik4Reconfigurable Robotics Laboratory École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne SwitzerlandReconfigurable Robotics Laboratory École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne SwitzerlandReconfigurable Robotics Laboratory École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne SwitzerlandReconfigurable Robotics Laboratory École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne SwitzerlandReconfigurable Robotics Laboratory École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne SwitzerlandOrigami‐inspired structures facilitate the design of compliant and compact robots. However, physical origami robots possess inherent material compliance and mechanical imperfections, presenting challenges in modeling and redundant actuation for accurate control of all degree of freedom (DoF). Herein, a data‐driven kinematic modeling approach tailored for physical origami robots to effectively address the inherent compliance is introduced. This approach is applied to a multiloop origami spherical joint, which features a minimalistic design comprising two parallel waterbomb structures. This design allows for the integration of four actuators, thereby enabling full control over the structure's three DoF and its inherent compliance. It is demonstrated that a small dataset is adequate for accurately learning the forward kinematics, which then informs an optimization‐based inverse kinematics. Additionally, through trajectory tracking experiments, it is verified that the modeling method is both rapid and accurate, making it suitable for real‐time applications. To showcase a practical application, the joint and its models are utilized as a force feedback origami joystick, designed for intuitive drone control. This joystick offers an enhanced control experience and conveys crucial information about collisions and external forces to drone operators. Overall, the data‐driven modeling approach introduces a new possibility of designing controllable compliant interfaces.https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400217force feedback joysticksmachine learningmodelingorigami spherical jointsphysical origami robots
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Alexander Schüßler
Yves Martin des Taillades
Bruno Trivelli
Jamie Paik
Data‐Driven Kinematic Modeling of Physical Origami Robots
Advanced Intelligent Systems
force feedback joysticks
machine learning
modeling
origami spherical joints
physical origami robots
title Data‐Driven Kinematic Modeling of Physical Origami Robots
title_full Data‐Driven Kinematic Modeling of Physical Origami Robots
title_fullStr Data‐Driven Kinematic Modeling of Physical Origami Robots
title_full_unstemmed Data‐Driven Kinematic Modeling of Physical Origami Robots
title_short Data‐Driven Kinematic Modeling of Physical Origami Robots
title_sort data driven kinematic modeling of physical origami robots
topic force feedback joysticks
machine learning
modeling
origami spherical joints
physical origami robots
url https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400217
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