arXiv:2505.04491cs.RO2025-05被引 6

用基底力矩传感器实现软体机器人的动态状态估计,无需外部追踪系统。

Estimating Dynamic Soft Continuum Robot States From Boundaries

  • 基于基底力矩测量,结合柯西杆理论重构全状态。
  • 实验验证在快速运动下仍能收敛,且对噪声和模型误差鲁棒。
  • 只需基础传感器,适合实际部署,参数调优有明确指导。

状态估计是机器人学的核心问题。对于软体连续体机器人,其状态(位姿、应变、内力、速度)因连续可变形而具有无限维特性,而传感仅提供离散测量。近期提出的边界观测器利用柯西杆理论,从末端速度测量中恢复全部状态。本文提出一种对偶设计,改用测量机器人基底的内部力/力矩。尽管形式对偶,该方法的关键优势在于仅需基底力/力矩传感器,无需外部运动捕捉系统。两类观测器均源于能量耗散原理,可组合提升性能。我们基于李雅普诺夫分析研究收敛性,发现随着观测增益增大,收敛速率先提升后下降,呈现凸性,便于高效调参。同时识别出线性与角状态相互决定的情形,进一步降低感知需求。结果表明,本方法以最小传感代价实现了动态无限维状态估计,并具备系统化参数调优能力,现有方法未达此水平。仿真与实验使用肌腱驱动连续体机器人验证了快速动态下的收敛性、最优增益存在性、对外部干扰、测量噪声及模型不确定性的鲁棒性,以及实时计算性能。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

State estimation is one of the fundamental problems in robotics. For soft continuum robots, this task is particularly challenging because their states (poses, strains, internal wrenches, and velocities) are inherently \textit{infinite-dimensional} due to continuous deformability, while sensing provides only discrete measurements. Recently, a dynamic state estimation method known as a \textit{boundary observer} was introduced, which uses Cosserat rod theory to recover all states from tip velocity measurements. In this work, we present a dual design that instead relies on measuring the internal wrench at the robot's base. Despite the duality, this approach offers a key practical advantage: it requires only a force/torque (FT) sensor at the base and eliminates the need for external motion capture systems. Both observer types are inspired by energy dissipation principles and can be combined to enhance performance. We conduct a Lyapunov-based analysis to study convergence and reveal a useful property: as observer gains increase, the convergence rate first improves and then degrades. This convex trend enables efficient gain tuning. We also identify cases where linear and angular states are fully determined by each other, further relaxing sensing requirements. In summary, this work achieves dynamic infinite-dimensional state estimation with minimal sensing requirements and systematic parameter tuning, which has not been demonstrated in existing approaches. Simulation and experimental studies using a tendon-driven continuum robot validate convergence under fast dynamic motions, the existence of optimal gains, robustness to external forces, measurement noise, and model uncertainty, and real-time computational performance.

软体机器人状态估计力/力矩传感柯西杆理论

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