Integrating Model-Based Footstep Planning with Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Legged Locomotion

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Autori principali: Lee, Ho Jae, Hong, Seungwoo, Kim, Sangbae
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author Lee, Ho Jae
Hong, Seungwoo
Kim, Sangbae
author_facet Lee, Ho Jae
Hong, Seungwoo
Kim, Sangbae
contents In this work, we introduce a control framework that combines model-based footstep planning with Reinforcement Learning (RL), leveraging desired footstep patterns derived from the Linear Inverted Pendulum (LIP) dynamics. Utilizing the LIP model, our method forward predicts robot states and determines the desired foot placement given the velocity commands. We then train an RL policy to track the foot placements without following the full reference motions derived from the LIP model. This partial guidance from the physics model allows the RL policy to integrate the predictive capabilities of the physics-informed dynamics and the adaptability characteristics of the RL controller without overfitting the policy to the template model. Our approach is validated on the MIT Humanoid, demonstrating that our policy can achieve stable yet dynamic locomotion for walking and turning. We further validate the adaptability and generalizability of our policy by extending the locomotion task to unseen, uneven terrain. During the hardware deployment, we have achieved forward walking speeds of up to 1.5 m/s on a treadmill and have successfully performed dynamic locomotion maneuvers such as 90-degree and 180-degree turns.
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spellingShingle Integrating Model-Based Footstep Planning with Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Legged Locomotion
Lee, Ho Jae
Hong, Seungwoo
Kim, Sangbae
Robotics
Systems and Control
In this work, we introduce a control framework that combines model-based footstep planning with Reinforcement Learning (RL), leveraging desired footstep patterns derived from the Linear Inverted Pendulum (LIP) dynamics. Utilizing the LIP model, our method forward predicts robot states and determines the desired foot placement given the velocity commands. We then train an RL policy to track the foot placements without following the full reference motions derived from the LIP model. This partial guidance from the physics model allows the RL policy to integrate the predictive capabilities of the physics-informed dynamics and the adaptability characteristics of the RL controller without overfitting the policy to the template model. Our approach is validated on the MIT Humanoid, demonstrating that our policy can achieve stable yet dynamic locomotion for walking and turning. We further validate the adaptability and generalizability of our policy by extending the locomotion task to unseen, uneven terrain. During the hardware deployment, we have achieved forward walking speeds of up to 1.5 m/s on a treadmill and have successfully performed dynamic locomotion maneuvers such as 90-degree and 180-degree turns.
title Integrating Model-Based Footstep Planning with Model-Free Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Legged Locomotion
topic Robotics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.02662