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A deterministic way of planning and controlling biped walking of LOCH humanoid robot

M. Xie (School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore)
Z.W. Zhong (School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore)
L. Zhang (School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore)
L.B. Xian (School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore)
L. Wang (School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore)
H.J. Yang (School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore)
C.S. Song (School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore)
J. Li (School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore)

Industrial Robot

ISSN: 0143-991x

Article publication date: 19 June 2009

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Abstract

Purpose

Planning and control of humanoid biped walking has been an active research topic for many years. But, there is no definite answer to the question of how to practicre‐examinedally achieve speedy and stable walking in real‐time and in a changing environment. The purpose of this paper is to re‐examine the issue of planning and controlling humanoid biped walking, then to propose two new ideas.

Design/methodology/approach

The first idea is to treat the supporting foot of a biped to be part of the ground. In this way, there is a foot reaction force acting at a fixed virtual joint, which can be at, or below, the ankle joint. And, a new concept is come our that is named as in‐foot ZMP in contrast to the existing concept of on‐ground ZMP. The unique benefit with this new concept of in‐foot ZMP is that the ZMP control is no longer an issue because the in‐foot ZMP can be controlled so as to to be at a fixed virtual joint during a stable walking. Such a fixed virtual joint can be called a ZMP joint.

Findings

The second idea is to focus on hip's trajectory (instead of on‐ground ZMP's trajectory) and to split a hip's dynamic response into two independent parts: one is the steady‐state response contributing to the stability of walking (or standing), and the other is the transient response contributing to the speed of walking. This idea allows us to explicitly postulate the necessary and sufficient condition for achieving leg stability as well as the necessary and sufficient condition for achieving foot stability. The paper shows that the implementation of these two new ideas help realize a unified framework for task‐guided, intention‐guided, and sensor‐guided, planning and control of humanoid biped walking.

Originality/value

This paper first re‐examines the issue of planning and controlling humanoid biped walking, then proposes two new ideas. The first idea is to treat the supporting foot of a biped to be part of the ground. The second idea is to focus on hip's trajectory (instead of on‐ground ZMP's trajectory) and to split a hip's dynamic response into two independent parts: one is the steady‐state response contributing to the stability of walking (or standing), and the other is the transient response contributing to the speed of walking.

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Citation

Xie, M., Zhong, Z.W., Zhang, L., Xian, L.B., Wang, L., Yang, H.J., Song, C.S. and Li, J. (2009), "A deterministic way of planning and controlling biped walking of LOCH humanoid robot", Industrial Robot, Vol. 36 No. 4, pp. 314-325. https://doi.org/10.1108/01439910910957066

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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