Real-time path planning in unknown environments for bipedal robots

AC Hildebrandt, M Klischat… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autonomous navigation in dynamic and unknown environments requires real-time path
planning. Solving the path planning problem for bipedal locomotion quickly and robustly is …

Versatile and robust bipedal walking in unknown environments: real-time collision avoidance and disturbance rejection

AC Hildebrandt, R Wittmann, F Sygulla… - Autonomous …, 2019 - Springer
Autonomous navigation in complex environments featuring obstacles, varying ground
compositions, and external disturbances requires real-time motion generation and …

Vision-based 3d modeling of unknown dynamic environments for real-time humanoid navigation

D Wahrmann, AC Hildebrandt, T Bates… - … Journal of Humanoid …, 2019 - World Scientific
In order to achieve real autonomy, robots have to be able to navigate in completely unknown
environments. Due to the complexity of computer vision algorithms, almost every approach …

Perception based locomotion system for a humanoid robot with adaptive footstep compensation under task constraints

I Kumagai, M Morisawa, S Nakaoka… - 2018 IEEE/RSJ …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to accurately reach a target position while executing a task which imposes occlusion
or constraints of the posture, a humanoid robot requires an adaptive locomotion system …

Kinematic optimization for bipedal robots: a framework for real-time collision avoidance

AC Hildebrandt, S Schwerd, R Wittmann… - Autonomous …, 2019 - Springer
Bipedal locomotion is more than dynamically stable walking. The redundant kinematic
design of humanoid robots allows for complex motions in complex scenarios. One challenge …

Time-variable, event-based walking control for biped robots

D Wahrmann, Y Wu, F Sygulla… - International …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Most walking controllers for biped robots are based on a synchronized phase-based
structure, where trajectories are executed following predefined timing constraints. This …

Modifying the estimated ground height to mitigate error effects on bipedal robot walking

D Wahrmann, T Knopp, R Wittmann… - 2017 IEEE …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Classic biped walking controllers assume a perfectly flat, rigid surface on which the robot
walks. While walking over unknown terrain, robots need to sense and estimate the ground …

Torso height optimization for bipedal locomotion

AC Hildebrandt, K Ritt, D Wahrmann… - International …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Bipedal robots can be better alternatives to other robots in certain applications, but their full
potential can only be used if their entire kinematic range is cleverly exploited. Generating …

Trajectory optimization of humanoid robots swinging leg

Z Luo, X Chen, Z Yu, Q Huang, L Meng… - 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increased walking stability and energy efficiency are both important factors for enhancement
of the performance of a biped robot. However, it is difficult to derive the optimal control law …

[PDF][PDF] Towards the Development of a Navigation System for a Bipedal Robot: Preliminary Analysis of the Literature.

MA Ortega-Palacios, JG García… - Res. Comput …, 2019 - academia.edu
In the literature, several works are reported about the gait of bipedal robots. Some papers
are associated with stability or automatic learning and navigation, but no paper was found …