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  • Robotics
  • Biomechanical Engineering
  • Control Systems

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  • Humanoid robots experience head camera disturbances during locomotion due to torso inclination.
  • Current stabilization methods rely on software corrections or mechanical motion cancellation.
  • Bio-inspired strategies offer potential for more natural and compliant head movements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and validate a novel mechanical approach for humanoid robot head camera stabilization.
  • To investigate the effectiveness of a bio-inspired soft neck for head movement.
  • To compare classical PID and fractional order control for stabilizing a soft robotic neck.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a bio-inspired soft neck for a humanoid robot.
  • Implementation and comparison of a Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller and a fractional order controller.
  • Extensive experimental validation including real robot movements, varying head loads, and transient disturbances.

Main Results:

  • The fractional order controller significantly outperformed the PID controller.
  • The proposed soft neck approach demonstrated enhanced robustness and performance in head camera stabilization.
  • Experimental results validated the superiority of the fractional order control strategy.

Conclusions:

  • A bio-inspired soft neck offers an effective mechanical solution for humanoid robot head camera stabilization.
  • Fractional order control provides superior performance and robustness for complex, nonlinear soft robotic systems.
  • This approach enables more natural and stable head movements in humanoid robots during locomotion.