通过躯干动作实现无手操控球形机器人,助力轮椅用户安全灵活室内通行。
Exploiting Physical Human-Robot Interaction to Provide a Unique Rolling Experience with a Riding Ballbot
- 基于物理人机交互,用躯干倾斜扭转控制球形机器人
- 实测显示刹车距离缩短、用力更小,响应更快
- 特别适合上半身功能受限的轮椅使用者使用
本研究开发了一种适用于骑乘式球形机器人(PURE)的无手控制方案,使包括手动轮椅使用者在内的骑行者可通过躯干前倾和扭转来操控移动。该平台采用球轮驱动结构,具备全向机动能力。为适配不同躯干功能的用户,控制方案融合阻抗控制与导纳控制机制,并引入双代理优化框架,评估系统在1.4米/秒速度下紧急制动的安全性表现。在实际机器人上验证后,无手导纳控制方案(HACS)展现出高效稳健性能。相比传统方式,该方案显著降低制动所需力量,缩短制动距离与时间。随后,12名新手参与者(6名健全人与6名轮椅使用者)参与测试,涵盖不同躯干活动能力。实验还模拟了狭窄走廊、急转弯及静态与动态障碍物场景,验证了其室内导航能力。通过物理人机交互,该导纳式控制方案实现了对球形机器人的有效操控,使纯轮椅用户获得个性化的安全敏捷移动体验。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This study introduces the development of hands-free control schemes for a riding ballbot, designed to allow riders including manual wheelchair users to control its movement through torso leaning and twisting. The hardware platform, Personal Unique Rolling Experience (PURE), utilizes a ballbot drivetrain, a dynamically stable mobile robot that uses a ball as its wheel to provide omnidirectional maneuverability. To accommodate users with varying torso motion functions, the hanads-free control scheme should be adjustable based on the rider's torso function and personal preferences. Therefore, concepts of (a) impedance control and (b) admittance control were integrated into the control scheme. A duo-agent optimization framework was utilized to assess the efficiency of this rider-ballbot system for a safety-critical task: braking from 1.4 m/s. The candidate control schemes were further implemented in the physical robot hardware and validated with two experienced users, demonstrating the efficiency and robustness of the hands-free admittance control scheme (HACS). This interface, which utilized physical human-robot interaction (pHRI) as the input, resulted in lower braking effort and shorter braking distance and time. Subsequently, 12 novice participants (six able-bodied users and six manual wheelchair users) with different levels of torso motion capability were then recruited to benchmark the braking performance with HACS. The indoor navigation capability of PURE was further demonstrated with these participants in courses simulating narrow hallways, tight turns, and navigation through static and dynamic obstacles. By exploiting pHRI, the proposed admittance-style control scheme provided effective control of the ballbot via torso motions. This interface enables PURE to provide a personal unique rolling experience to manual wheelchair users for safe and agile indoor navigation.
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