Optimization based controller design and implementation for the Atlas robot in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals

Siyuan Feng, X. Xinjilefu, Christopher G. Atkeson, Joohyung Kim

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Abstract

We describe the design and hardware implementation of our walking and manipulation controllers that are based on a cascade of online optimizations. A virtual force acting at the robot's center of mass (CoM) is estimated and used to compensated for modeling errors of the CoM and unplanned external forces. The proposed controllers have been implemented on the Atlas robot, a full size humanoid robot built by Boston Dynamics, and used in the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals, which consisted of a wide variety of locomotion and manipulation tasks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationHumanoids 2015
Subtitle of host publicationHumanoids in the New Media Age - IEEE RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1028-1035
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781479968855
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 22 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event15th IEEE RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Humanoids 2015 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: Nov 3 2015Nov 5 2015

Publication series

NameIEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
Volume2015-December
ISSN (Print)2164-0572
ISSN (Electronic)2164-0580

Other

Other15th IEEE RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Humanoids 2015
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period11/3/1511/5/15

Keywords

  • Dynamics
  • Foot
  • Force
  • Kinematics
  • Legged locomotion
  • Robot sensing systems

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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