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Symmetrical Efficient Gait Planning Based on Constrained Direct Collocation.

Boyang Chen¹, Xizhe Zang¹, Yue Zhang¹

¹State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China.

|February 25, 2023

Summary

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This study introduces a novel biped gait planner that optimizes joint-level symmetry and energy efficiency for natural walking. The planner automatically determines center of mass motion, improving biped robot locomotion.

Keywords:

energy efficiency robotics symmetrical biped gait planning trajectory optimization

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Biomechanics
Control Theory

Background:

Biped locomotion offers superior mobility but achieving efficient, natural walking in robots remains challenging.
Current methods often simplify dynamics or impose artificial constraints on the center of mass (CoM) for symmetry, neglecting joint-level efficiency.
Inefficient leg motion arises from limited consideration of symmetry and energy consumption at the joint level.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a full-order biped gait planner integrating joint-level symmetry, energy efficiency, and trajectory smoothness.
To enable automatic determination of CoM motion without relying on morphological priors.
To enhance the naturalness and efficiency of bipedal robot walking.

Main Methods:

Investigated characteristics of symmetrical gaits and designed nearly linear slacked constraints for three planning phases.
Proposed a Constrained Direct Collocation (DIRCON)-based planner with a weighted cost function for energy and trajectory smoothness.
Utilized dynamic simulations in CoppliaSim and physical experiments on a real robot for validation.

Main Results:

The proposed planner successfully generated symmetrical and energy-efficient gaits at the joint level.
Dynamic simulations and real-world experiments validated the planner's effectiveness in achieving desired gait characteristics.
The method automatically determined CoM trajectories, eliminating the need for predefined morphological priors.

Conclusions:

The developed gait planner significantly improves biped robot walking by incorporating joint-level symmetry and energy efficiency.
This approach offers a more holistic method for designing natural and efficient bipedal locomotion.
The study provides a validated framework for advanced biped robot gait generation.