A Stabilization Method Based on an Adaptive Feedforward Controller for the Underactuated Bipedal Walking with Variable Step-Length on Compliant Discontinuous Ground

Both compliance and discontinuity are the common characteristics of the real ground surface. This paper proposes a stabilization method for the underactuated bipedal locomotion on the discontinuous compliant ground. Unlike a totally new control method, the method is actually a high-level control str...

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Main Authors: Yang Wang, Daojin Yao, Jie He, Xiaohui Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Complexity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4764879
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author Yang Wang
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description Both compliance and discontinuity are the common characteristics of the real ground surface. This paper proposes a stabilization method for the underactuated bipedal locomotion on the discontinuous compliant ground. Unlike a totally new control method, the method is actually a high-level control strategy developed based on an existing low-level controller meant for the continuous compliant ground. As a result, although the ground environment is more complex, the calculation cost for the robot walking control system is not increased. With the high-level control strategy, the robot is able to adjust its step-length and velocity simultaneously to stride over the discontinuous areas on the compliant ground surface. The effectiveness of the developed method is validated with a numerical simulation and a physical experiment.
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spelling doaj-art-57d2028f91a94580b871198a75452ce92025-02-03T01:01:22ZengWileyComplexity1076-27871099-05262020-01-01202010.1155/2020/47648794764879A Stabilization Method Based on an Adaptive Feedforward Controller for the Underactuated Bipedal Walking with Variable Step-Length on Compliant Discontinuous GroundYang Wang0Daojin Yao1Jie He2Xiaohui Xiao3Hubei Key Laboratory of Waterjet Theory and New Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaHubei Key Laboratory of Waterjet Theory and New Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaHubei Key Laboratory of Waterjet Theory and New Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaHubei Key Laboratory of Waterjet Theory and New Technology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaBoth compliance and discontinuity are the common characteristics of the real ground surface. This paper proposes a stabilization method for the underactuated bipedal locomotion on the discontinuous compliant ground. Unlike a totally new control method, the method is actually a high-level control strategy developed based on an existing low-level controller meant for the continuous compliant ground. As a result, although the ground environment is more complex, the calculation cost for the robot walking control system is not increased. With the high-level control strategy, the robot is able to adjust its step-length and velocity simultaneously to stride over the discontinuous areas on the compliant ground surface. The effectiveness of the developed method is validated with a numerical simulation and a physical experiment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4764879
spellingShingle Yang Wang
Daojin Yao
Jie He
Xiaohui Xiao
A Stabilization Method Based on an Adaptive Feedforward Controller for the Underactuated Bipedal Walking with Variable Step-Length on Compliant Discontinuous Ground
Complexity
title A Stabilization Method Based on an Adaptive Feedforward Controller for the Underactuated Bipedal Walking with Variable Step-Length on Compliant Discontinuous Ground
title_full A Stabilization Method Based on an Adaptive Feedforward Controller for the Underactuated Bipedal Walking with Variable Step-Length on Compliant Discontinuous Ground
title_fullStr A Stabilization Method Based on an Adaptive Feedforward Controller for the Underactuated Bipedal Walking with Variable Step-Length on Compliant Discontinuous Ground
title_full_unstemmed A Stabilization Method Based on an Adaptive Feedforward Controller for the Underactuated Bipedal Walking with Variable Step-Length on Compliant Discontinuous Ground
title_short A Stabilization Method Based on an Adaptive Feedforward Controller for the Underactuated Bipedal Walking with Variable Step-Length on Compliant Discontinuous Ground
title_sort stabilization method based on an adaptive feedforward controller for the underactuated bipedal walking with variable step length on compliant discontinuous ground
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4764879
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