用通用机械臂辅助人类保持平衡,提升安全性和动作灵活性。
Augmenting Human Balance with Generic Supernumerary Robotic Limbs
- 分三层架构预测人体重心并规划机械臂动作以维持平衡
- 十名参与者测试中站姿不稳现象显著减少
- 适合需要额外肢体支持的康复或重物搬运场景
超数量机械臂(SLs)有望变革多种人类活动,但其可用性受限于安全性和控制灵活性等关键技术挑战。本文聚焦人-机械臂系统中的平衡问题,提出一种通用框架,确保在执行多样化任务时仍能维持稳定。该框架采用分层三模块设计:(i) 预测层估计人体躯干与质心(CoM)动态;(ii) 规划层生成抵消躯干运动的最优质心轨迹,并计算对应机械臂控制输入;(iii) 控制层将指令实时执行于机械臂硬件。在十名参与者完成前倾与侧向弯曲任务的实验中,站姿不稳定性明显降低,验证了该框架在增强人体平衡方面的有效性。本研究为实现安全、通用的人机协同超量肢体交互奠定了基础。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Supernumerary robotic limbs (SLs) have the potential to transform a wide range of human activities, yet their usability remains limited by key technical challenges, particularly in ensuring safety and achieving versatile control. Here, we address the critical problem of maintaining balance in the human-SLs system, a prerequisite for safe and comfortable augmentation tasks. Unlike previous approaches that developed SLs specifically for stability support, we propose a general framework for preserving balance with SLs designed for generic use. Our hierarchical three-layer architecture consists of: (i) a prediction layer that estimates human trunk and center of mass (CoM) dynamics, (ii) a planning layer that generates optimal CoM trajectories to counteract trunk movements and computes the corresponding SL control inputs, and (iii) a control layer that executes these inputs on the SL hardware. We evaluated the framework with ten participants performing forward and lateral bending tasks. The results show a clear reduction in stance instability, demonstrating the framework's effectiveness in enhancing balance. This work paves the path towards safe and versatile human-SLs interactions. [This paper has been submitted for publication to IEEE.]
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