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Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Biomechanics
  • Control Systems

Background:

  • Human walking efficiency relies on knee extension, a challenging feat for bipedal robots due to pose singularities and high joint velocities.
  • Traditional control methods struggle with efficient knee-extended locomotion in humanoid robots.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a pattern generation method for stable and energy-efficient knee-extended walking in bipedal robots.
  • To simulate human arch motion using the inertial linear inverted pendulum model (ILIPM).
  • To enhance robot stability through compliant control and advanced error correction techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the inertial linear inverted pendulum model (ILIPM) for pattern generation.
  • Designed a quadrilateral foot structure and compliant virtual leg control.
  • Implemented a combined linear feedback and ankle joint strategy for divergent component of motion (DCM) error correction.

Main Results:

  • Knee-extended walking with compliance control achieved the lowest energy consumption and minimized center of mass (COM) velocity oscillations.
  • ILIPM-based walking demonstrated stable COM trajectory oscillations (amplitude ~0.015 m).
  • ILIPM outperformed LIPM and Flywheel LIPM in maintaining COM posture angle and angular momentum, improving stability.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed ILIPM-based pattern generation method with compliant control enables efficient and stable knee-extended walking in bipedal robots.
  • Combined ankle joint and linear feedback control effectively corrects DCM errors, enhancing dynamic stability.
  • This approach offers a promising solution for improving humanoid robot locomotion.