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Main Authors: Stark, Franek, Wiebe, Felix, Vyas, Shubham, Mronga, Dennis, Kirchner, Frank
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04607
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author Stark, Franek
Wiebe, Felix
Vyas, Shubham
Mronga, Dennis
Kirchner, Frank
author_facet Stark, Franek
Wiebe, Felix
Vyas, Shubham
Mronga, Dennis
Kirchner, Frank
contents This paper presents a multi-phase whole-body model predictive control approach for bipedal walking, combining a detailed whole-body model in the near horizon with a simplified single-rigid-body model in the later prediction steps. This reduces computational complexity while retaining prediction capabilities. The resulting nonlinear optimal control problem is solved using sequential quadratic programming (SQP) in acados. Using a prior specified contact schedule and a target walking speed, the controller optimizes joint torques without depending on prior selected foot step locations. The controller is validated in MuJoCo simulation on the 18-DoF bipedal robot HyPer-2
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spellingShingle Right Model, Right Time: Real-Time Cascaded-Fidelity MPC for Bipedal Walking
Stark, Franek
Wiebe, Felix
Vyas, Shubham
Mronga, Dennis
Kirchner, Frank
Robotics
This paper presents a multi-phase whole-body model predictive control approach for bipedal walking, combining a detailed whole-body model in the near horizon with a simplified single-rigid-body model in the later prediction steps. This reduces computational complexity while retaining prediction capabilities. The resulting nonlinear optimal control problem is solved using sequential quadratic programming (SQP) in acados. Using a prior specified contact schedule and a target walking speed, the controller optimizes joint torques without depending on prior selected foot step locations. The controller is validated in MuJoCo simulation on the 18-DoF bipedal robot HyPer-2
title Right Model, Right Time: Real-Time Cascaded-Fidelity MPC for Bipedal Walking
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04607