A Flexible MATLAB/Simulink Simulator for Robotic Floating-base Systems in Contact with the Ground: Theoretical background and Implementation Details

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Main Authors: Guedelha, Nuno, Pasandi, Venus, L'Erario, Giuseppe, Traversaro, Silvio, Pucci, Daniele
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Published: 2024
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author Guedelha, Nuno
Pasandi, Venus
L'Erario, Giuseppe
Traversaro, Silvio
Pucci, Daniele
author_facet Guedelha, Nuno
Pasandi, Venus
L'Erario, Giuseppe
Traversaro, Silvio
Pucci, Daniele
contents This paper presents an open-source MATLAB/Simulink physics simulator for rigid-body articulated systems, including manipulators and floating-base robots. Thanks to MATLAB/Simulink features like MATLAB system classes and Simulink function blocks, the presented simulator combines a programmatic and block-based approach, resulting in a flexible design in the sense that different parts, including its physics engine, robot-ground interaction model, and state evolution algorithm are simply accessible and editable. Moreover, through the use of Simulink dynamic mask blocks, the proposed simulator supports robot models integrating open-chain and closed-chain kinematics with any desired number of links interacting with the ground. This simulator can also integrate second-order actuator dynamics. Furthermore, the simulator benefits from a one-line installation and an easy-to-use Simulink interface.
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spellingShingle A Flexible MATLAB/Simulink Simulator for Robotic Floating-base Systems in Contact with the Ground: Theoretical background and Implementation Details
Guedelha, Nuno
Pasandi, Venus
L'Erario, Giuseppe
Traversaro, Silvio
Pucci, Daniele
Robotics
This paper presents an open-source MATLAB/Simulink physics simulator for rigid-body articulated systems, including manipulators and floating-base robots. Thanks to MATLAB/Simulink features like MATLAB system classes and Simulink function blocks, the presented simulator combines a programmatic and block-based approach, resulting in a flexible design in the sense that different parts, including its physics engine, robot-ground interaction model, and state evolution algorithm are simply accessible and editable. Moreover, through the use of Simulink dynamic mask blocks, the proposed simulator supports robot models integrating open-chain and closed-chain kinematics with any desired number of links interacting with the ground. This simulator can also integrate second-order actuator dynamics. Furthermore, the simulator benefits from a one-line installation and an easy-to-use Simulink interface.
title A Flexible MATLAB/Simulink Simulator for Robotic Floating-base Systems in Contact with the Ground: Theoretical background and Implementation Details
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.08092