asRoBallet: 摩擦を考慮した強化学習による非駆動球体ダイナミクスのSim2Realギャップ解消
asRoBallet: Closing the Sim2Real Gap via Friction-Aware Reinforcement Learning for Underactuated Spherical Dynamics
ヒューマノイド型ボールボットの移動制御に、摩擦モデルを考慮した強化学習を適用し、実機へのゼロショット転送を実現した初のエンドツーエンドポリシーを提案する論文。
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著者: Fang Wan, Guangyi Huang, Tianyu Wu, Zishang Zhang, Bangchao Huang, Haoran Sun, Mingdong Chen, Chaoyang Song
分類: cs.RO, cs.AI
原文アブストラクト
We introduce asRoBallet, to the best of our knowledge, the first end-to-end reinforcement learning (RL) locomotion policy deployed on a humanoid ballbot hardware platform. Historically, ballbots have served as a canonical benchmark for underactuated and nonholonomic control, which are characterized by a reality gap in complex friction models for wheel-ball-floor interactions. While current literature demonstrates successful handling of 3D balancing with LQR and MPC, transitioning to actual hardware for a humanoid ballbot using RL is currently hindered by critical gaps in contact modeling, actuator latency & jitter, and safe hardware exploration. This study proposes a high-fidelity MuJoCo simulation that explicitly models the discrete roller mechanics of ETH-type omni-wheels, thereby capturing parasitic vibrations and contact discontinuities that have previously been ignored. We also developed a Friction-Aware Reinforcement Learning framework that achieves zero-shot Sim2Real transfer by mastering the coupled rolling, lateral, and torsional friction channels at the wheel-ball and ball-floor interfaces. We designed asRoBallet through subtractive reconfiguration, repurposing key components from an overconstrained quadruped and integrating them into a newly designed structural frame to achieve a robust research platform at low cost. We also developed a generalized iOS ecosystem that transforms consumer electronics into a low-latency interface, enabling a single operator to orchestrate expressive humanoid maneuvers via intuitive natural motion.
