Multi-Domain Walking with Reduced-Order Models of Locomotion

M Dai, J Lee, AD Ames - 2024 American Control Conference …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
2024 American Control Conference (ACC), 2024ieeexplore.ieee.org
Drawing inspiration from human multi-domain walking, this work presents a novel reduced-
order model based framework for realizing multi-domain robotic walking. At the core of our
approach is the viewpoint that human walking can be represented by a hybrid dynamical
system, with continuous phases that are fully-actuated, under-actuated, and over-actuated
and discrete changes in actuation type occurring with changes in contact. Leveraging this
perspective, we synthesize a multi-domain linear inverted pendulum (MLIP) model of loco …
Drawing inspiration from human multi-domain walking, this work presents a novel reduced-order model based framework for realizing multi-domain robotic walking. At the core of our approach is the viewpoint that human walking can be represented by a hybrid dynamical system, with continuous phases that are fully-actuated, under-actuated, and over-actuated and discrete changes in actuation type occurring with changes in contact. Leveraging this perspective, we synthesize a multi-domain linear inverted pendulum (MLIP) model of loco-motion. Utilizing the step-to-step dynamics of the MLIP model, we successfully demonstrate multi-domain walking behaviors on the bipedal robot Cassie-a high degree of freedom 3D bipedal robot. Thus, we show the ability to bridge the gap between multi-domain reduced order models and full-order multi-contact locomotion. Additionally, our results showcase the ability of the proposed method to achieve versatile speed-tracking performance and robust push recovery behaviors.
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