スラスター支援による傾斜歩行
Thruster-Assisted Incline Walking
鳥の翼支援傾斜走行に着想を得て、4脚ロボットHusky Carbonにスラスターを搭載し、急斜面歩行をシミュレーションで検証した。
著者: Kaushik Venkatesh Krishnamurthy, Chenghao Wang, Shreyansh Pitroda, Adarsh Salagame, Eric Sihite, Reza Nemovi, Alireza Ramezani, Morteza Gharib
分類: cs.RO, cs.SY, eess.SY
原文アブストラクト
In this study, our aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of thruster-assisted steep slope walking for the Husky Carbon, a quadrupedal robot equipped with custom-designed actuators and plural electric ducted fans, through simulation prior to conducting experimental trials. Thruster-assisted steep slope walking draws inspiration from wing-assisted incline running (WAIR) observed in birds, and intriguingly incorporates posture manipulation and thrust vectoring, a locomotion technique not previously explored in the animal kingdom. Our approach involves developing a reduced-order model of the Husky robot, followed by the application of an optimization-based controller utilizing collocation methods and dynamics interpolation to determine control actions. Through simulation testing, we demonstrate the feasibility of hardware implementation of our controller.
