Robust Collision Detection for Robots with Variable Stiffness Actuation by Using MAD-CNN: Modularized-Attention-Dilated Convolutional Neural Network

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Hauptverfasser: Niu, Zhenwei, Saoud, Lyes Saad, Hussain, Irfan
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author Niu, Zhenwei
Saoud, Lyes Saad
Hussain, Irfan
author_facet Niu, Zhenwei
Saoud, Lyes Saad
Hussain, Irfan
contents Ensuring safety is paramount in the field of collaborative robotics to mitigate the risks of human injury and environmental damage. Apart from collision avoidance, it is crucial for robots to rapidly detect and respond to unexpected collisions. While several learning-based collision detection methods have been introduced as alternatives to purely model-based detection techniques, there is currently a lack of such methods designed for collaborative robots equipped with variable stiffness actuators. Moreover, there is potential for further enhancing the network's robustness and improving the efficiency of data training. In this paper, we propose a new network, the Modularized Attention-Dilated Convolutional Neural Network (MAD-CNN), for collision detection in robots equipped with variable stiffness actuators. Our model incorporates a dual inductive bias mechanism and an attention module to enhance data efficiency and improve robustness. In particular, MAD-CNN is trained using only a four-minute collision dataset focusing on the highest level of joint stiffness. Despite limited training data, MAD-CNN robustly detects all collisions with minimal detection delay across various stiffness conditions. Moreover, it exhibits a higher level of collision sensitivity, which is beneficial for effectively handling false positives, which is a common issue in learning-based methods. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed MAD-CNN model outperforms existing state-of-the-art models in terms of collision sensitivity and robustness.
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spellingShingle Robust Collision Detection for Robots with Variable Stiffness Actuation by Using MAD-CNN: Modularized-Attention-Dilated Convolutional Neural Network
Niu, Zhenwei
Saoud, Lyes Saad
Hussain, Irfan
Robotics
Human-Computer Interaction
Ensuring safety is paramount in the field of collaborative robotics to mitigate the risks of human injury and environmental damage. Apart from collision avoidance, it is crucial for robots to rapidly detect and respond to unexpected collisions. While several learning-based collision detection methods have been introduced as alternatives to purely model-based detection techniques, there is currently a lack of such methods designed for collaborative robots equipped with variable stiffness actuators. Moreover, there is potential for further enhancing the network's robustness and improving the efficiency of data training. In this paper, we propose a new network, the Modularized Attention-Dilated Convolutional Neural Network (MAD-CNN), for collision detection in robots equipped with variable stiffness actuators. Our model incorporates a dual inductive bias mechanism and an attention module to enhance data efficiency and improve robustness. In particular, MAD-CNN is trained using only a four-minute collision dataset focusing on the highest level of joint stiffness. Despite limited training data, MAD-CNN robustly detects all collisions with minimal detection delay across various stiffness conditions. Moreover, it exhibits a higher level of collision sensitivity, which is beneficial for effectively handling false positives, which is a common issue in learning-based methods. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed MAD-CNN model outperforms existing state-of-the-art models in terms of collision sensitivity and robustness.
title Robust Collision Detection for Robots with Variable Stiffness Actuation by Using MAD-CNN: Modularized-Attention-Dilated Convolutional Neural Network
topic Robotics
Human-Computer Interaction
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.02573