It is known that bipedal robots with passive compliant structures have obvious advantages over stiff robots, as they are able to handle the potential energy management. Therefore, this paper is aimed at presenting a j...
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It is known that bipedal robots with passive compliant structures have obvious advantages over stiff robots, as they are able to handle the potential energy management. Therefore, this paper is aimed at presenting a jumping pattern generation method that takes advantage of this property via the utilization of the base resonance frequency, which is of special importance. To begin with, the resonance frequency is determined through a system identification procedure on our actual robot. Consequentially, the vertical component of the CoM is generated via a periodic function in which the resonance frequency is employed. The horizontal component of the CoM is obtained using the ZMP criterion to guarantee the dynamic balance. Having obtained the necessary elements of the CoM trajectory within an analytical manner, joint motions are computed with the help of translational and angular momenta constraints. In order to validate the method, two legged jumping experiments are conducted on our actual compliant robot. In conclusion, we observed repetitive, continuous, and dynamically equilibrated jumping cycles with feasible landing phases.
Recently several multi-frequency imaging techniques have been proposed that have opened up a multitude of information channels to probe surface properties in atomic force microscopy (AFM). However, the dynamics involv...
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Recently several multi-frequency imaging techniques have been proposed that have opened up a multitude of information channels to probe surface properties in atomic force microscopy (AFM). However, the dynamics involved are significantly more complicated than in the traditional AFM modes, and hence quantitative multi-frequency AFM (MF- AFM) remains a key challenge. In this paper, we introduce custom-made micro-cantilevers with integrated actuators and a systems-theoretic modeling framework for MF-AFM, which together provide powerful experimental and theoretical tools for quantitative measurement of tip-sample interaction forces and sample properties.
This paper is concerned with leader-follower synchronization of complex dynamical networks with sampled-data control. By sampling the signal from the leader at some discrete time instants and using a zero-order hold f...
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This paper is concerned with leader-follower synchronization of complex dynamical networks with sampled-data control. By sampling the signal from the leader at some discrete time instants and using a zero-order hold f...
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(纸本)9781467325813
This paper is concerned with leader-follower synchronization of complex dynamical networks with sampled-data control. By sampling the signal from the leader at some discrete time instants and using a zero-order hold function, synchronization is achieved between the network and a desired orbit, known as the leader. By applying Lyapunov functional approach and the property of the network topology matrix, a delay-dependent criterion is derived. It is shown that synchronization of N coupled dynamical systems with a leader can be recast into the stability of N decoupled systems, in which eigenvalues of the network topology matrix are involved. Finally, a chaotic neural network is used to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
This paper is concerned with the problem of stability of systems with time-varying delay in a given interval. A novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional is proposed to obtain new stability conditions. Some triple integral...
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An automated approach is proposed which can analyze ground reaction force data from bipedal walking robots and humans. The input of the automated analysis is the raw data from force sensors mounted in the feet of a ro...
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(纸本)9781467317375
An automated approach is proposed which can analyze ground reaction force data from bipedal walking robots and humans. The input of the automated analysis is the raw data from force sensors mounted in the feet of a robot. The output is detailed information, such as detected single support, double support, and swing phases, their durations, timings of events like heel strikes, properties of the phase transitions and of the robot itself. The proposed approach is generic, parameter-free, model-free, robust, computationally efficient, and applicable for real-time use during walking. It can detect early indications of instability that could lead to a fall of the robot. Three real-world experiments are presented: with a compliant bipedal robot, with a stiff humanoid robot, and with a human subject.
In this paper we propose a method for handling persistent visual occlusions that disrupt visual tracking for eye-in-hand systems. This approach provides an efficient strategy for the robot to "look behind" t...
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(纸本)9781457710957
In this paper we propose a method for handling persistent visual occlusions that disrupt visual tracking for eye-in-hand systems. This approach provides an efficient strategy for the robot to "look behind" the occlusion while respecting the robot's physical constraints. Specifically, we propose a decoupled search strategy combining a naive pan tilt search with a sensor placement approach, to reduce the strategy's computational cost. We proceed by mapping limited environmental data into the robot configuration space and then planning within a constrained region. We use a particle filter to continuously estimate the target location, while our configuration-based cost function plans a goal location for the camera frame, taking into account robot singularity, self-collision and joint limit constraints. To validate our algorithm, we implemented it on an eye-in-hand robot system. Experimental results for various situations support the feasibility of our approach for quickly recovering fully occluded moving targets. Finally we discuss the implications of this approach to mobile robot platforms.
Autonomous robots are not very good at being autonomous. Operating in real environments, they easily get stuck, often ask for help, and generally succeed only when attempting simple tasks in well-known situations. PAN...
Autonomous robots are not very good at being autonomous. Operating in real environments, they easily get stuck, often ask for help, and generally succeed only when attempting simple tasks in well-known situations. PANDORA is a three year project that will develop and evaluate new computational methods to make underwater robots Persistently Autonomous, significantly reducing the frequency of assistance requests. The key to this is an ability to recognise failure and respond to it, at all levels of abstraction and time constant. Under the guidance of major industrial players, validation tasks of Inspection, cleaning and valve turning will be trialled with partners’ AUVs in Scotland and Spain.
PANDORA is a three year project that is developing new computational methods to make underwater robots Persistently Autonomous, significantly reducing the frequency of assistance requests. The aim of the project is to...
PANDORA is a three year project that is developing new computational methods to make underwater robots Persistently Autonomous, significantly reducing the frequency of assistance requests. The aim of the project is to extend the range of tasks that can be carried on autonomously and increase their complexity while reducing the need for operator assistances. Dynamic adaptation to the change of conditions is very important while addressing autonomy in the real world and not just in well-known situation. The key of Pandora is the ability to recognise failure and respond to it, at all levels of abstraction. Under the guidance of major industrial players, validation tasks of inspection, cleaning and valve turning will be trialled with partners’ AUVs in Scotland and Spain.
This paper is concerned with the problem of stability of systems with time-varying delay in a given interval. A novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional is proposed to obtain new stability conditions. Some triple integral...
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This paper is concerned with the problem of stability of systems with time-varying delay in a given interval. A novel Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional is proposed to obtain new stability conditions. Some triple integral terms are introduced in the Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional and the information on the lower bound on the delay are sufficiently used. New delay-dependent stability criteria are derived using integral inequalities and formulated in terms of linear matrix inequality (LMI). Comparing numerical examples show that the proposed criteria yield a larger upper bound on the delay for a given lower bound on the delay than existing results.
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