四足机器人自适应控制,能稳运未知重物。
Predictive Control with Indirect Adaptive Laws for Payload Transportation by Quadrupedal Robots
- 高阶自适应MPC实时估计负载参数并规划轨迹
- 实测可运超100%自重静态负载,粗糙地形仍达91%
- 适合需强鲁棒性的移动机器人负载任务
本文提出一种新型分层规划与控制框架,用于四足机器人稳健运输负载。高层采用间接自适应律,在不同负载下估计简化运动模型的未知参数,并将其输入模型预测控制(MPC)算法进行实时轨迹规划,同时在MPC约束中引入凸稳定性准则,确保模板模型估计误差的稳定。由高层自适应MPC(AMPC)生成的最优简化轨迹传递给低层非线性全身体控制器(WBC)实现跟踪。大量数值实验验证了该框架能力:在平坦地形上成功运输未建模、未知的静态负载,最大达自身质量的109%;在粗糙地形上可达91%。对于动态负载,亦可在粗糙地形上承载其73%质量。与标准MPC和L1-MPC对比,性能显著提升。此外,在室内外多种复杂环境下进行的全面硬件实验表明,该方法在负载变化、推力干扰和障碍物等不确定性条件下仍具有效性。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This paper formally develops a novel hierarchical planning and control framework for robust payload transportation by quadrupedal robots, integrating a model predictive control (MPC) algorithm with a gradient-descent-based adaptive updating law. At the framework's high level, an indirect adaptive law estimates the unknown parameters of the reduced-order (template) locomotion model under varying payloads. These estimated parameters feed into an MPC algorithm for real-time trajectory planning, incorporating a convex stability criterion within the MPC constraints to ensure the stability of the template model's estimation error. The optimal reduced-order trajectories generated by the high-level adaptive MPC (AMPC) are then passed to a low-level nonlinear whole-body controller (WBC) for tracking. Extensive numerical investigations validate the framework's capabilities, showcasing the robot's proficiency in transporting unmodeled, unknown static payloads up to 109% in experiments on flat terrains and 91% on rough experimental terrains. The robot also successfully manages dynamic payloads with 73% of its mass on rough terrains. Performance comparisons with a normal MPC and an L1 MPC indicate a significant improvement. Furthermore, comprehensive hardware experiments conducted in indoor and outdoor environments confirm the method's efficacy on rough terrains despite uncertainties such as payload variations, push disturbances, and obstacles.
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