Navigation Strategy by Contact Sensing Interaction for a Biped Humanoid Robot
This report presents a basic contact interaction-based navigation strategy for a biped humanoid robot to support current visual-based navigation. The robot's arms were equipped with force sensors to detect physical contact with objects. We proposed a motion algorithm consisting of searching tas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2008-11-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems |
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| Online Access: | http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/navigation_strategy_by_contact_sensing_interaction_for_a_biped_humanoid_robot |
| Summary: | This report presents a basic contact interaction-based navigation strategy for a biped humanoid robot to support current visual-based navigation. The robot's arms were equipped with force sensors to detect physical contact with objects. We proposed a motion algorithm consisting of searching tasks, self-localization tasks, correction of locomotion direction tasks and obstacle avoidance tasks. Priority was given to right-side direction to navigate the robot locomotion. Analysis of trajectory generation, biped gait pattern, and biped walking characteristics was performed to define an efficient navigation strategy in a biped walking humanoid robot. The proposed algorithm is evaluated in an experiment with a 21-dofs humanoid robot operating in a room with walls and obstacles. The experimental results reveal good robot performance when recognizing objects by touching, grasping, and continuously generating suitable trajectories to correct direction and avoid collisions. |
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| ISSN: | 1729-8806 1729-8814 |