Intelligent control of multilegged robot smooth motion: a review

Y Zhao, J Wang, G Cao, Y Yuan, X Yao, L Qi - IEEE Access, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motion control is crucial for multilegged robot locomotion and task completion. This study
aims to address the fundamental challenges of inadequate foot tracking and weak leg …

Evolutionary reinforcement learning: A survey

H Bai, R Cheng, Y Jin - Intelligent Computing, 2023 - spj.science.org
Reinforcement learning (RL) is a machine learning approach that trains agents to maximize
cumulative rewards through interactions with environments. The integration of RL with deep …

CPG-RL: Learning central pattern generators for quadruped locomotion

G Bellegarda, A Ijspeert - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, we present a method for integrating central pattern generators (CPGs), ie
systems of coupled oscillators, into the deep reinforcement learning (DRL) framework to …

Learning torque control for quadrupedal locomotion

S Chen, B Zhang, MW Mueller, A Rai… - 2023 IEEE-RAS 22nd …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Reinforcement learning (RL) has become a promising approach to developing controllers
for quadrupedal robots. Conventionally, an RL design for locomotion follows a position …

Learning multiple gaits within latent space for quadruped robots

J Wu, Y Xue, C Qi - arXiv preprint arXiv:2308.03014, 2023 - arxiv.org
Learning multiple gaits is non-trivial for legged robots, especially when encountering
different terrains and velocity commands. In this work, we present an end-to-end training …

Sim-to-real transfer for quadrupedal locomotion via terrain transformer

H Lai, W Zhang, X He, C Yu, Z Tian… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deep reinforcement learning has recently emerged as an appealing alternative for legged
locomotion over multiple terrains by training a policy in physical simulation and then …

Multi-embodiment legged robot control as a sequence modeling problem

C Yu, W Zhang, H Lai, Z Tian, L Kneip… - … on Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robots are traditionally bounded by a fixed embodiment during their operational lifetime,
which limits their ability to adapt to their surroundings. Co-optimizing control and …

Two-stage learning of highly dynamic motions with rigid and articulated soft quadrupeds

F Vezzi, J Ding, A Raffin, J Kober… - … on Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Controlled execution of dynamic motions in quadrupedal robots, especially those with
articulated soft bodies, presents a unique set of challenges that traditional methods struggle …

Learning coordinated terrain-adaptive locomotion by imitating a centroidal dynamics planner

P Brakel, S Bohez, L Hasenclever… - 2022 IEEE/RSJ …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a simple imitation learning procedure for learning locomotion controllers that
can walk over very challenging terrains. We use trajectory optimization (TO) to produce a …

High dynamic position control for a typical hydraulic quadruped robot leg based on virtual decomposition control

K Zhang, J Zhang, H Zong, L Fang… - IEEE/ASME …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The dynamics of hydraulic robots are complicated due to the closed-chain joints formed by
cylinder articulation. This article is focused on presenting a model-based control framework …