Coordinate-Independent Robot Model Identification

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Autores principales: Yang, Yanhao, Hatton, Ross L.
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Publicado: 2026
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author Yang, Yanhao
Hatton, Ross L.
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Hatton, Ross L.
contents Robot model identification is commonly performed by least-squares regression on inverse dynamics, but existing formulations measure residuals directly in coordinate force space and therefore depend on the chosen coordinate chart, units, and scaling. This paper proposes a coordinate-independent identification method that weights inverse-dynamics residuals by the dual metric induced by the system Riemannian metric. Using the force--velocity vector--covector duality, the dual metric provides a physically meaningful normalization of generalized forces, pulling coordinate residuals back into the ambient mechanical space and eliminating coordinate-induced bias. The resulting objective remains convex through an affine-metric and Schur-complement reformulation, and is compatible with physical-consistency constraints and geometric regularization. Experiments on an inertia-dominated Crazyflie--pendulum system and a drag-dominated LandSalp robot show improved identification accuracy, especially on shape coordinates, in both low-data and high-data settings.
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spellingShingle Coordinate-Independent Robot Model Identification
Yang, Yanhao
Hatton, Ross L.
Robotics
Robot model identification is commonly performed by least-squares regression on inverse dynamics, but existing formulations measure residuals directly in coordinate force space and therefore depend on the chosen coordinate chart, units, and scaling. This paper proposes a coordinate-independent identification method that weights inverse-dynamics residuals by the dual metric induced by the system Riemannian metric. Using the force--velocity vector--covector duality, the dual metric provides a physically meaningful normalization of generalized forces, pulling coordinate residuals back into the ambient mechanical space and eliminating coordinate-induced bias. The resulting objective remains convex through an affine-metric and Schur-complement reformulation, and is compatible with physical-consistency constraints and geometric regularization. Experiments on an inertia-dominated Crazyflie--pendulum system and a drag-dominated LandSalp robot show improved identification accuracy, especially on shape coordinates, in both low-data and high-data settings.
title Coordinate-Independent Robot Model Identification
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.14656