Moving past point-contacts: Extending the ALIP model to humanoids with non-trivial feet using hierarchical, full-body momentum control

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Autores principales: Paredes, Victor C., Hagen, Daniel A., Chesebrough, Samuel W., Swann, Riley, Garagic, Denis, Hereid, Ayonga
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author Paredes, Victor C.
Hagen, Daniel A.
Chesebrough, Samuel W.
Swann, Riley
Garagic, Denis
Hereid, Ayonga
author_facet Paredes, Victor C.
Hagen, Daniel A.
Chesebrough, Samuel W.
Swann, Riley
Garagic, Denis
Hereid, Ayonga
contents The Angular-Momentum Linear Inverted Pendulum (ALIP) model is a promising motion planner for bipedal robots. However, it relies on two assumptions: (1) the robot has point-contact feet or passive ankles, and (2) the angular momentum around the center of mass, known as centroidal angular momentum, is negligible. This paper addresses the question of whether the ALIP paradigm can be applied to more general bipedal systems with complex foot geometry (e.g., flat feet) and nontrivial torso/limb inertia and mass distribution (e.g., non-centralized arms). In such systems, the dynamics introduce non-negligible centroidal momentum and contact wrenches at the feet, rendering the assumptions of the ALIP model invalid. This paper presents the ALIP planner for general bipedal robots with non-point-contact feet through the use of a task-space whole-body controller that regulates centroidal momentum, thereby ensuring that the robot's behavior aligns with the desired template dynamics. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed approach, we conduct simulations using the Sarcos Guardian XO robot, which is a hybrid humanoid/exoskeleton with large, offset feet. The results demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of our approach in achieving stable and versatile bipedal locomotion.
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spellingShingle Moving past point-contacts: Extending the ALIP model to humanoids with non-trivial feet using hierarchical, full-body momentum control
Paredes, Victor C.
Hagen, Daniel A.
Chesebrough, Samuel W.
Swann, Riley
Garagic, Denis
Hereid, Ayonga
Robotics
Systems and Control
The Angular-Momentum Linear Inverted Pendulum (ALIP) model is a promising motion planner for bipedal robots. However, it relies on two assumptions: (1) the robot has point-contact feet or passive ankles, and (2) the angular momentum around the center of mass, known as centroidal angular momentum, is negligible. This paper addresses the question of whether the ALIP paradigm can be applied to more general bipedal systems with complex foot geometry (e.g., flat feet) and nontrivial torso/limb inertia and mass distribution (e.g., non-centralized arms). In such systems, the dynamics introduce non-negligible centroidal momentum and contact wrenches at the feet, rendering the assumptions of the ALIP model invalid. This paper presents the ALIP planner for general bipedal robots with non-point-contact feet through the use of a task-space whole-body controller that regulates centroidal momentum, thereby ensuring that the robot's behavior aligns with the desired template dynamics. To demonstrate the effectiveness of our proposed approach, we conduct simulations using the Sarcos Guardian XO robot, which is a hybrid humanoid/exoskeleton with large, offset feet. The results demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of our approach in achieving stable and versatile bipedal locomotion.
title Moving past point-contacts: Extending the ALIP model to humanoids with non-trivial feet using hierarchical, full-body momentum control
topic Robotics
Systems and Control
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.05308