基于Hopf振荡器实现的蛇形机器人的步态控制

针对生物蛇不同步态的运动特点,提出了一种基于Hopf振荡器实现的蛇形机器人的中枢模式发生器(CPG)运动控制方法.首先,利用具有非线性极限环特性的耦合的Hopf振荡器构建出能够实现蜿蜒运动和侧向蜿蜒运动两种步态的链式网络模型.然后,根据动力学仿真软件建立机器人的虚拟样机,利用模型中振荡器的输出作为蛇形机器人分布式多冗余度关节的控制信号来驱动前进,成功实现了以上两种运动方式,并讨论了CPG的模型参数与机器人前进速度的关系.最后,在实物样机上的实验进一步验证了所提出的方法在实现蛇形机器人多种步态控制方面的有效性.     

新型蛇形机器人蜿蜒运动的动力学分析

为提高蛇形机器人执行各种运动的能力,研制了新型蛇形机器人系统．重点研究了该蛇形机器人的动力学．建立了机器人的运动学模型,并根据运动学模型提出了控制蛇形机器人蜿蜒运动的复合运动控制方法．用拉格朗日方法建立动力学模型,对不同参数下蛇形机器人的关节力矩特性和摩擦力特性进行了分析比较,为蛇形机器人的有效运动提供了理论依据．     

蛇形机器人蜿蜒运动控制分析

针对蛇形机器人的蜿蜒运动控制,首先分析了关节角度约束对运动控制函数参数取值的限制,确定了满足机械结构的运动控制参数范围;之后在Adams仿真环境下,建立蛇形机器人的三维虚拟运动模型,进行蜿蜒运动仿真,通过分析幅值控制参数对蛇形机器人弯曲度、运动速度和运动轨迹偏移的影响,提出了调整幅值参数的方法;实验结果表明,调整方法的有效性,从而实现蛇形机器人蜿蜒运动控制的优化。     

基于乐理的蛇形机器人控制方法研究

根据生物蛇和蛇形机器人的结构及运动特点,提出了基于乐理的蛇形机器人控制方法,定义了乐理的符号、规则与蛇形机器人控制过程的对应关系,编写了蜿蜒运动步态谱.“勘查者—I”蛇形机器人上实现了蜿蜒运动的控制. 给出了今后的研究方向．     

基于最小无穷范数的蛇形机器人最优力矩控制

带有被动轮的蛇形机器人在跟踪头部轨迹时,力矩输入具有无穷多解,其中振幅最小的解对应着电动机额定扭矩最小的情况,即为本文所指的优化力矩.由于带有被动轮的蛇形机器人侧向不打滑时轮子的法向速度为0,每个模块可以引入一个速度约束,此时蛇形机器人是一个非完整约束系统,而振幅最小的力矩对应着具有最小无穷范数的力矩.通过建立非完整约束动力学方程,将求解振幅最小的力矩转化为在动力学方程约束下求解最小无穷范数的问题.利用最小无穷范数的数值算法求得在蛇形机器人跟踪头部速度时的关节力矩最小无穷范数解,从而利用最小无穷范数解对蛇形机器人进行力矩控制,实现力矩振幅最小的最优力矩控制.动力学数值仿真结果证明了算法的有效性.     

蛇形机器人水下3D运动建模与仿真

由于蛇形机器人具有多关节、超冗余自由度的特点,以及水环境高度复杂非线性化,使得蛇形机器人的水下3维步态难以通过实验进行验证、分析及优化针对这些问题,根据蛇形机器人样机"探查者Ⅲ",搭建了水下运动的仿真分析系统.首先,分析了蛇形机器人水下运动时不同姿态下的水静力,计算了机器人受到的附加质量力和黏滞阻力的线性项和非线性项,并研究了流体力矩对水下运动的影响.然后,基于Morison方程建立了机器人与水交互的力学模型.最后,在仿真分析系统中对逐节下潜步态进行仿真,分析机器人的运动性能,并进行相应的实验.通过前进速度、下潜速度、运动趋势的对比表明:该力学模型能比较准确地模拟机器人与水环境的交互作用,仿真分析系统能用来验证和分析蛇形机器人的水下3维运动步态.     

基于控制函数的蛇形机器人攀爬运动分析

为实现对正交关节蛇形机器人多种运动形式的简单、统一控制,从研究蛇形机器人控制函数出发,提出了一种简单的并可同时实现正交关节蛇形机器人蜿蜒运动、行波运动、侧向翻滚运动和螺旋攀爬运动等多种运动形式的控制函数.对蛇形机器人实现螺旋攀爬运动的控制参数进行了分析,并用粒子群优化算法(PSO)对控制参数进行了优化拟合,给出了控制参...     

基于动力学与控制统一模型的蛇形机器人速度跟踪控制方法研究

对带有被动轮的蛇形机器人进行速度跟踪控制时,利用传统的动力学建模方法得到的动力学方程复杂且不利于控制器的设计. 本文基于微分几何的方法将带有被动轮的蛇形机器人动力学投影到速度分布空间中, 得到了动力学与控制统一模型, 更有利于速度跟踪控制器的设计. 考虑到蛇形机器人在进行速度跟踪时容易出现奇异位形, 提出增加头部扰动速度的方法. 基于头部扰动速度和统一模型, 提出避免奇异位形的速度跟踪控制方法, 最后通过逆向动力学得到控制力矩. 文中对速度跟踪控制进行了数值仿真和实验验证. 仿真和实验结果表明, 提出的速度跟踪控制方法能够跟踪想要方向的速度, 并且在跟踪过程中可以有效地避免奇异位形.     

基于蛇形机器人桥梁缆索无损检测系统的研究

基于桥梁缆索无损检测的特殊性,且针对目前桥梁缆索检测智能化的需要,介绍了一种新型的检测系统,即基于桥梁缆索检测的蛇形机器人.此蛇形机器人具有较大的自由度,有非常好的环境适应能力.在分析蛇形机器人的本体结构特点和运动机理的基础上,并根据桥梁缆索的特性,研究了基于蛇形的器人桥梁缆索的无损检测系统.通过实验证明:此无损检测系...     

基于循环抑制CPG模型控制的蛇形机器人蜿蜒运动

根据生物蛇和蛇形机器人的结构及运动特点，应用循环抑制CPG建模理论构建了蛇形机器人神经网络模型；利用蛇形机器人模型，仿真验证了CPG模型对蜿蜒运动控制的有效性；提出并仿真验证了实现有目的转弯控制的CPG参数调节方法。最后，给出了今后的研究方向。     

Analysis of creeping locomotion of a snake-like robot

Snakes perform many kinds of movement adapted to the environment. Utilizing the snake (its forms and motion) as a model to develop a snake-like robot, that performs the snake's function, is important for generating a new type of locomotion and expanding the possible uses of robots. In this study, we developed a simulator to simulate the creeping locomotion of the snake-like robot, in which the robot dynamics is modeled and the interaction with the environment is considered through Coulomb friction. This simulator makes it possible to analyze creeping locomotion with normaldirection slip, adding to the glide along the tangential direction. Through the developed simulator, we investigate the snake-like robot creeping locomotion which is generated only by swinging each of the joints from side to side and discuss the optimal creeping locomotion of the snake-like robot that is adapted to the environment.     

Analysis of Creeping Locomotion of a Snake-like Robot on a Slope

The diverse locomotion modes and physiology of biological snakes make them supremely adapted for their environment. To model the noteworthy features of these snakes we have developed a snake-like robot that has no forward direction driving force. In order to enhance the ability of our robot to adapt to the environment, in this study we investigate the creeping locomotion of a snake-like robot on a slope. A computer simulator is presented for analysis of the creeping locomotion of the snake-like robot on a slope, and the environmentally-adaptable body shape for our robot is also derived through this simulator.     

Influence of the gradient of a slope on optimal locomotion curves of a snake-like robot

Snakes perform many kinds of movement adapted to different environments. Utilizing the snake as a model, we have developed a two-dimensional snake-like robot that emulates a snakes' function. To make our robot move optimally while adapting to the slope of the environment, in this study we discuss the influence of the gradient of a slope on the creeping locomotion of the robot and derive optimal creeping locomotion curves that adapted to the given slopes.     

Adaptive creeping locomotion of a CPG-controlled snake-like robot to environment change

In this paper, we present a biomimetic approach which is based on Central Pattern Generator (CPG) to solve the difficulty in control of a snake-like robot with a large number of degrees of freedom. A new network with a feedback connection is proposed, which can generate uniform outputs without any additional adjustment. The relations between the CPG parameters and the characteristics of output are also investigated. A simulation platform is also established for the analysis of the CPG-based locomotion control of a snake-like robot. To figure out adaptive creeping locomotion of the robot to the environment with changed friction or the given slope, the relations of CPG parameters and locomotion efficiency by the proposed curvature adaptive principle have been discussed.     

A unified dynamic model for locomotion and manipulation of a snake-like robot based on differential geometry

A snake-like robot, whose body is a seried-wound articulated mechanism, can move in various environments. In addition, when one end is fixed on a base, the robot can manipulate objects. A method of dynamic modeling for locomotion and manipulation of the snake-like robot is developed in order to unify the dynamic equations of two states. The transformation from locomotion to manipulation is a mechanism reconfiguration, that is, the robot in locomotion has not a fixed base, but it in manipulation ha...     

基于微分几何的蛇形机器人移动与操作统一动力学模型研究

蛇形机器人本体是一种多关节串联机构,可以在各种环境中运动,并且当一端固定时可以实现操作.本文提出一种蛇形机器人移动与操作的统一动力学建模方法,统一蛇形机器人移动状态及操作状态的动力学方程.机器人从移动状态到操作状态的转换意味着机构上的重构,即移动状态无固定基座,而操作状态有固定基座.应用虚设机构法在机构学上统一这两种状态(即构形空间中的嵌入关系),利用指数积公式描述这两种状态的运动学方程.在Riemann流形上建立起蛇形机器人移动和操作的动力学模型,并在对动力学模型中各项计算分析的基础上发现机器人操作动力学方程可直接由移动动力学方程退化得到,同时应用子流形的Gauss公式给出证明.由此在微分几何框架下建立蛇形机器人移动与操作的统一动力学模型.按照几何的观点将蛇形机器人移动与操作动力学模型的统一看作是子流形问题,并赋予几何意义.较单独针对蛇形机器人的一种状态(移动或操作)的动力学模型而言,这种统一的动力学模型能够更深刻地揭示蛇形机器人动力学的特征.     

Adaptive controller design for underwater snake robot with unmatched uncertainties

Because of hydrodynamic model error of the present dynamic model, there is a challenge in controller design for the underwater snake-like robot. To tackle this challenge, this paper proposes an adaptive control schemes based on dynamic model for a planar, underwater snake-like robot with model error and time-varying noise. The adaptive control schemes aim to achieve the adaptive control of joint angles tracking and the direction of locomotion control. First, through approximation and reducibility using Taylor expansion method, a simplified dynamics model of a planar amphibious snake-like robot is derived. Then, the L1 adaptive controller based on piecewise constant adaptive law is applied on the simplified planar, underwater snake-like robot, which can deal with both matched and unmatched nonlinear uncertainties. Finally, to control the direction of locomotion, an auxiliary bias signal is used as the control input to regulate the locomotion direction. Simulation results show that this L1 adaptive controller is valid to deal with different uncertainties and achieve the joint angles tracking and fast adaptive at the same time. The modified L1 adaptive controller, in which the auxiliary bias item is added, has the ability to change the direction of locomotion, that is, the orientation angle is periodic with arbitrarily given constant on average.     

Gaits-transferable CPG controller for a snake-like robot

With slim and legless body, particular ball articulation, and rhythmic locomotion, a nature snake adapted itself to many terrains under the control of a neuron system. Based on analyzing the locomotion mechanism, the main functional features of the motor system in snakes are specified in detail. Furthermore, a bidirectional cyclic inhibitory （BCl） CPG model is applied for the first time to imitate the pattern generation for the locomotion control of the snake-like robot, and its characteristics are discussed, particularly for the generation of three kinds of rhythmic locomotion. Moreover, we introduce the neuron network organized by the BCI-CPGs connected in line with unilateral excitation to switch automatically locomotion pattern of a snake-like robot under different commands from the higher level control neuron and present a necessary condition for the CPG neuron network to sustain a rhythmic output. The validity for the generation of different kinds of rhythmic locomotion modes by the CPG network are verified by the dynamic simulations and experiments. This research provided a new method to model the generation mechanism of the rhythmic pattern of the snake.