arXiv:2608.14865cs.RO2026-08

实时监测仿鳗软体机器人的执行器状态,提升水下任务可靠性。

Real-time Estimator of Actuator Control and Health (REACH) on an Eel-Inspired Soft Robot

论文配图:Real-time Estimator of Actuator Control and Health (REACH) on an Eel-Inspired Soft Robot
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  • 基于状态估计与统计检验,实时追踪执行器健康状况。
  • 两种传感器(弯曲传感器/惯性单元)在单个执行器上均有效。
  • 适用于多种游动姿态,对制造差异和噪声有强鲁棒性。

针对执行器易老化、环境恶劣的水下软体机器人,提出一种实时执行器健康估计算法REACH(Real-time Estimator of Actuator Control and Health)。该方法结合软体机器人模型、平方根粒子滤波与统计假设检验,有效捕捉非线性与时变特性。实验对比了三种传感器(GPS、IMU、弯曲传感器)在每个执行器上的表现,发现弯曲传感器与惯性测量单元均适用;评估传感器数量与布局显示,IMU两个传感器足够,而弯曲传感器需三个。三种游动模式(直线游动、宽转向、急转向)下,REACH均能准确预测执行器状态,性能差异小。滤波器验证表明故障估计在统计上一致可靠。通过鱼形机器人采集的弯曲传感器数据验证,即使存在噪声和制造偏差,仍可成功估计执行器健康状态。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

An actuator health estimation algorithm for a soft swimming robot that can perform anguilliform swimming is developed. Due to harsh operational environments of underwater robots, and the common degradation of soft robot materials and actuators, accurate estimation of actuator functionality is necessary for robots to perform their missions as well as return to base in the event of actuator degradation and failure. Termed REACH (Real-time Estimator of Actuator Control and Health), the architecture employs a soft robot model, sigma point filter, and a formal statistical hypothesis test to adequately capture the nonlinearities and changes over time. The performance of REACH using three sensor types (GPS, IMU, and Bend Sensor) with one sensor on each actuator is compared, demonstrating that both bend sensor and IMU are adequate choices. Sensor quantity and placement are evaluated for IMU and bend sensor, showing two sensors are sufficient for IMU, whereas three sensors are needed for bend sensor. Three swimming gaits (linear swimming, wide turning, tight turning) are compared, demonstrating that REACH can successfully predict actuator health for all three gaits, with minimal differences in performance. A filter validation method shows the fault estimation algorithm is statistically consistent in finding the correct degradation. The approach is experimentally evaluated using bend sensor data collected from a fish robot, demonstrating that REACH can successfully estimate actuator health with noisy data and variations in manufacturing.

软体机器人健康监测实时估计水下机器人

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