Environment exploration by autonomous robots through deep reinforcement learning (DRL) based methods has attracted more and more attention. However, existing methods usually focus on robot navigation to single or mult...
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Environment exploration by autonomous robots through deep reinforcement learning (DRL) based methods has attracted more and more attention. However, existing methods usually focus on robot navigation to single or multiple fixed goals, while ignoring the perception and construction of external environments. In this paper, we propose a novel environment exploration task based on DRL, which requires a robot fast and completely perceives all objects of interest, and reconstructs their poses in a global environment map, as much as the robot can do. To this end, we design an auxiliary task aided DRL model, which is integrated with the auxiliary object detection and 6-DoF pose estimation components. The outcome of auxiliary tasks can improve the learning speed and robustness of DRL, as well as the accuracy of object pose estimation. Comprehensive experimental results on the indoor simulation platform AI2-THOR have shown the effectiveness and robustness of our method.
To research the power consumption characteristics of mobile system of an electrically driven large-load-ratio six-legged robot with engineering capability is beneficial to speed up it toward practicability. Based on t...
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Task-dependent controllers widely used in exoskeletons track predefined trajectories, which overly constrain the volitional motion of individuals with remnant voluntary mobility. Energy shaping, on the other hand, pro...
Task-dependent controllers widely used in exoskeletons track predefined trajectories, which overly constrain the volitional motion of individuals with remnant voluntary mobility. Energy shaping, on the other hand, provides task-invariant assistance by altering the human body’s dynamic characteristics in the closed loop. While human-exoskeleton systems are often modeled using Euler-Lagrange equations, in our previous work we modeled the system as a port-controlled-Hamiltonian system, and a task-invariant controller was designed for a knee-ankle exoskeleton using interconnection-damping assignment passivity-based control. In this paper, we extend this framework to design a controller for a backdrivable hip exoskeleton to assist multiple tasks. A set of basis functions that contains information of kinematics is selected and corresponding coefficients are optimized, which allows the controller to provide torque that fits normative human torque for different activities of daily life. Human-subject experiments with two able-bodied subjects demonstrated the controller’s capability to reduce muscle effort across different tasks.
This paper describes a cellular robot(C-Balls) consisting of soft spherical modules with on-board actuation, power, computation and wireless control system. The robot modules maintain connection and realize relative m...
This paper describes a cellular robot(C-Balls) consisting of soft spherical modules with on-board actuation, power, computation and wireless control system. The robot modules maintain connection and realize relative movement by utilizing magnetic force and friction force between driving units inside the soft modules. Preliminary tests of locomotion and deformation of the robot are proposed. The rolling experiment displays the mobility of the robot of two spherical modules. The deforming experiments indicate that the robot with five spherical modules deforms from linear to circular configuration successfully. Further more, a climbing experiment is conducted, which shows the robot can climb on various surfaces including soft materials.
Associate Editor in Chief Marc Donner examines the Witty Worm and what its existence might mean for the future of the software development infrastructure.
Associate Editor in Chief Marc Donner examines the Witty Worm and what its existence might mean for the future of the software development infrastructure.
To realize open bite and swallows movements of the snake mouth. Bionic snake mouth mechanism was designed based on the anatomy of snake mouth and the combination of bionics and engineering, and the motion of snake mou...
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To realize open bite and swallows movements of the snake mouth. Bionic snake mouth mechanism was designed based on the anatomy of snake mouth and the combination of bionics and engineering, and the motion of snake mouth was divided into three basic movements. Mechanism kinematic analysis was made and linkage parameters were determined for implementing the motion of snake mouth. Then the virtual model was made and the desired motion was realized.
Humanoid robot operation task is mainly executed with arm-torso system. The torso system can effectively increase humanoid robot arm operation range and vision range of the humanoid robot, but it also increases the di...
Humanoid robot operation task is mainly executed with arm-torso system. The torso system can effectively increase humanoid robot arm operation range and vision range of the humanoid robot, but it also increases the difficulty of the humanoid robot motion planning. Humanoid robot torso increases humanoid robot arm operation range by changing the pose of the robot arm base and it also reconstruct humanoid robot arm workspace pose dexterity. Humanoid robot torso position is optimized with manipulator pose dexterity in different humanoid robot arm sub-workspace. For different operation tasks, the indicators to be considered for the position of the torso joint include: whether the robot arm can grasp the target position, whether the specified motion trajectory can be reached, and whether it has higher dexterity in specified motion trajectory. In this paper, we consider higher manipulator pose dexterity sub-workspace is better operation position, and we introduce a scheme to optimize torso joint position.
Laminectomy decompression is one of the most complex spinal operations, with a high surgical risk and surgeon fatigue. The introduction of robots into surgery is expected to effectively solve these problems, but the c...
Laminectomy decompression is one of the most complex spinal operations, with a high surgical risk and surgeon fatigue. The introduction of robots into surgery is expected to effectively solve these problems, but the complex and time-consuming grinding planning hinders the research and application of robot-assisted laminectomy. This paper proposes a robot grinding path automatic generation method for this operation to simplify the planning process. First, a neural network is designed to obtain the central positions of laminae in a CT image. Around the laminar center, a series of sparse robotic motion control points are obtained and adjusted based on bone surface. Simulation experiments based on some spine CT datasets indicate that the proposed method can effectively generate a reasonable planned path from spine CT images.
To exactly detect the water ice of the South Pole of the moon, a lunar regolith in-situ analysis payload deploying a mass spectrometer is proposed for China future lunar exploration missions. In order to receive the l...
To exactly detect the water ice of the South Pole of the moon, a lunar regolith in-situ analysis payload deploying a mass spectrometer is proposed for China future lunar exploration missions. In order to receive the lunar regolith sample from a robotic arm with a soil sampler and transfer it into a furnace for further analysis, a sample manipulation mechanism is required during the above work flow. To solve the problems of adapting the sampler’s docking accuracy, receiving and transferring two different types of lunar soil sample under times of in-situ analysis, etc., a sample repetitive manipulation mechanism (SRMM) is proposed in this paper. By using a floating adjustable docking components and a flexible hopper, two types of encapsulated regolith sample and bulk material sample can be received with minimal sample loss, respectively. In order to receive and transfer two types of samples multiple times, two sample receiving methods have been designed that can be repeatedly transferred. A worm and worm wheel combined with a ball screw is designed in SRMM. To verify the above mechanism design, validation experiments were conducted. It indicates that this novel SRMM can be deployed in the future mission after further environmental tests.
New control methods are presented in this paper for a hopping single-legged robot in the 2D plane. It is aimed to keep the robot's movement stably, namely kinematic parameters oscillating in a small range. Body an...
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New control methods are presented in this paper for a hopping single-legged robot in the 2D plane. It is aimed to keep the robot's movement stably, namely kinematic parameters oscillating in a small range. Body angle, hopping height and horizontal velocity respectively represent the control parameters of three degrees of freedom. Finally, a series of simulation experiments show that all the kinematic parameters are within the specified range.
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