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Main Authors: Yang, Lin, Turlapati, Sri Harsha, Lu, Zhuoyi, Lv, Chen, Campolo, Domenico
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02516
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author Yang, Lin
Turlapati, Sri Harsha
Lu, Zhuoyi
Lv, Chen
Campolo, Domenico
author_facet Yang, Lin
Turlapati, Sri Harsha
Lu, Zhuoyi
Lv, Chen
Campolo, Domenico
contents While modeling multi-contact manipulation as a quasi-static mechanical process transitioning between different contact equilibria, we propose formulating it as a planning and optimization problem, explicitly evaluating (i) contact stability and (ii) robustness to sensor noise. Specifically, we conduct a comprehensive study on multi-manipulator control strategies, focusing on dual-arm execution in a planar peg-in-hole task and extending it to the Multi-Manipulator Multiple Peg-in-Hole (MMPiH) problem to explore increased task complexity. Our framework employs Dynamic Movement Primitives (DMPs) to parameterize desired trajectories and Black-Box Optimization (BBO) with a comprehensive cost function incorporating friction cone constraints, squeeze forces, and stability considerations. By integrating parallel scenario training, we enhance the robustness of the learned policies. To evaluate the friction cone cost in experiments, we test the optimal trajectories computed for various contact surfaces, i.e., with different coefficients of friction. The stability cost is analytical explained and tested its necessity in simulation. The robustness performance is quantified through variations of hole pose and chamfer size in simulation and experiment. Results demonstrate that our approach achieves consistently high success rates in both the single peg-in-hole and multiple peg-in-hole tasks, confirming its effectiveness and generalizability. The video can be found at https://youtu.be/IU0pdnSd4tE.
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spellingShingle A Planning Framework for Stable Robust Multi-Contact Manipulation
Yang, Lin
Turlapati, Sri Harsha
Lu, Zhuoyi
Lv, Chen
Campolo, Domenico
Robotics
While modeling multi-contact manipulation as a quasi-static mechanical process transitioning between different contact equilibria, we propose formulating it as a planning and optimization problem, explicitly evaluating (i) contact stability and (ii) robustness to sensor noise. Specifically, we conduct a comprehensive study on multi-manipulator control strategies, focusing on dual-arm execution in a planar peg-in-hole task and extending it to the Multi-Manipulator Multiple Peg-in-Hole (MMPiH) problem to explore increased task complexity. Our framework employs Dynamic Movement Primitives (DMPs) to parameterize desired trajectories and Black-Box Optimization (BBO) with a comprehensive cost function incorporating friction cone constraints, squeeze forces, and stability considerations. By integrating parallel scenario training, we enhance the robustness of the learned policies. To evaluate the friction cone cost in experiments, we test the optimal trajectories computed for various contact surfaces, i.e., with different coefficients of friction. The stability cost is analytical explained and tested its necessity in simulation. The robustness performance is quantified through variations of hole pose and chamfer size in simulation and experiment. Results demonstrate that our approach achieves consistently high success rates in both the single peg-in-hole and multiple peg-in-hole tasks, confirming its effectiveness and generalizability. The video can be found at https://youtu.be/IU0pdnSd4tE.
title A Planning Framework for Stable Robust Multi-Contact Manipulation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02516