基于人体运动的仿人型机器人动作的运动学匹配

提出了仿人型机器人模仿人体运动的相似性函数,讨论了运动学约束,并给出了满足运动约束条件且具有与人体动作高相似性的运动求解算法. 在有33个自由度的仿人型机器人实体上完成了模仿人的太极拳动作,验证了方法的有效性.     

仿人机器人复杂动作设计中人体运动数据提取及分析方法

提出了仿人机器人复杂动作设计中人体运动数据提取及分析方法. 首先, 通过运动捕捉系统获取人体运动数据, 并采用运动重定向技术, 输出人--机简化模型的数据; 然后, 对运动数据进行分析和运动学解算, 给出基于人体运动数据的仿人机器人逆运动学求解方法, 得到仿人机器人模型的关节角数据; 再经过运动学约束和稳定性调节后, 生成能够应用于仿人机器人的运动轨迹. 最终, 通过在仿人机器人BHR-2上进行刀术实验验证了该方法的有效性.     

基于运动相似性的仿人机器人双足步行研究

提出了一种基于人体步行运动相似性的仿人机器人双足步行动作设计方法．改进了人体步行轨迹的参 数获取与相似性匹配系统,扩展了相似性函数的适用范围．根据仿人机器人的机械连杆特点定义了步行运动周期中 的关键姿势与子相变换,建立了运动学约束方程,并对行走中出现的动态稳定性问题进行了约束．仿真和实体机器 人实验验证了该方法的有效性．     

仿人机器人相似性阶梯行走约束与优化控制

针对基于运动相似性的仿人机器人动作规划中固定运动捕获轨迹难以适应可变目标环境的问题,以仿人机器人上阶梯为例,提出了一种基于运动相似性的行走约束与优化控制方法.首先,为相似性阶梯运动轨迹划分子相关键姿势,施加运动学约束;其次,对运动的稳定性、方向、落脚缓冲等施加动力学约束;再次,结合粒子群优化与分层强化学习方法,提出粒子群分层强化矢量位置择优算法,用于对机器人阶梯运动轨迹进行优化.实验证明了方法的有效性.     

基于HMCD的仿人机器人单杠运动控制策略

为完成仿人机器人单杠运动,分析了欠驱动单杠机器人Acrobot模型,并根据IHOG技术要求、实物机器人本体结构和自由度配置,提出了基于HMCD的控制策略.通过单杠视频捕捉获取人体运动数据,根据仿人机器人模型分析关键特征点、基本动作的运动数据得到的关键帧的关节角数据,经过运动学约束调整,采用插值方法生成能够应用于仿人机器人的运动轨迹.在MF-1型仿人机器人单杠实物平台上进行控制实验的成功,验证了该方法的有效性.     

人体步行规律与仿人机器人步态规划

从仿生学角度分析了人体的步行运动规律,提出了一种基于人体运动规律的仿人机器人步态参数设定方法.首先对人体步行运动数据进行捕捉并分析,得出人体各步态参数间的函数关系,以人体步行相似性作为评价指标,提出仿人机器人步态参数的设定方法.其次,通过分析人体在步行过程中的补偿支撑脚偏航力矩的基本原理,提出了基于双臂及腰关节协调运动的仿人机器人偏航力矩补偿算法,以提高仿人机器人行走的稳定性.最后通过仿真及实验验证了所提出的步态规划方法的正确性及有效性.     

参数化优化的仿人机器人相似性前向倒地研究

提出了一种基于运动相似性的仿人机器人前向倒地动作设计方法.首先,分析了运动相似性并提出了关键姿势同步转换方法; 其次,为机器人前向倒地运动四级倒立摆建立了相似性变换条件下的动力学约束方程与关联的物理条件约束; 再次,引入参数化优化控制与强化技术,对机器人的触地过程进行了参数化优化.实验结果表明了该方法的有效性.     

仿人机器人相似性运动研究进展

针对仿人机器人模仿人体运动问题, 从运动轨迹角度比较了基于运动解析方程方法与基于人体运动相似性方法的特点, 阐述了相似性运动系统基本结构, 分析了图像捕捉与处理、相似性特征处理、相似性运动约束与优化等模块功能, 阐述了相似性运动中的人体运动捕获与处理、运动关节解算、运动模型简化与重定向、关键姿势处理与相似度评价、关节空间位姿计算、动力学匹配约束等方面的研究现状, 最后提出了研究展望。     

本期摘要

舵机控制步行机器人系统设计 首先设计了两足步行机器人的本体结构,并选择舵机作为驱动源。然后．基于广义坐标对该机器人进行了运动学建模,该方法运算简便直观易懂。重点讨论了动态步行的算法设计,详细分析了基于零力矩点的仿人机器人动态步行运动规划方法。结合机器人的几何约束和运动约束．推导机器人参数化步态设计的推导公式,机器人步态的参数化设计大大方便了机器人的运动学和动力学分析。     

仿人机器人参数化全方位步态规划方法

以实现仿人机器人稳定快速的全方位步行运动为目的,针对现有多体动力学模型描述的复杂性缺陷,及其他全方位运动策略不考虑步幅连接的问题,采用通用的运动学参数描述机器人的单步运行过程,并提出全新的全方位运动小车模型以描述步幅间连接约束,进而给出了步幅间过渡算法.在将全方位步行参数化的基础上,提出一种标准工况作为全方位运动的性能评价指标.通过动力学仿真和样机实验验证了该方法的有效性以及步幅连接算法存在的必要性.     

Humanoid robot arm performance optimization using multi objective evolutionary algorithm

As humanoid robots are expected to operate in human environments they are expected to perform a wide range of tasks. Therefore, the robot arm motion must be generated based on the specific task. In this paper we propose an optimal arm motion generation satisfying multiple criteria. In our method, we evolved neural controllers that generate the humanoid robot arm motion satisfying three different criteria; minimum time, minimum distance and minimum acceleration. The robot hand is required to move from the initial to the final goal position. In order to compare the performance, single objective GA is also considered as an optimization tool. Selected neural controllers from the Pareto solution are implemented and their performance is evaluated. Experimental investigation shows that the evolved neural controllers performed well in the real hardware of the mobile humanoid robot platform.     

Modeling and design of a humanoid robotic face based on an active drive points model

This study develops a face robot with human-like appearance for making facial expressions similar to a specific subject. First, an active drive points (ADPs) model is proposed for establishing a robotic face with less active degree of freedom for bipedal humanoid robots. Then, a robotic face design method is proposed, with the robot possessing similar facial appearance and expressions to that of a human subject. A similarity evaluation method is presented to evaluate the similarity of facial expressions between a robot and a specific human subject. Finally, the proposed facial model and the design methods are verified and implemented on a humanoid robot platform.     

Constrained Analytical Trajectory Filter for stabilizing humanoid robot motions

Mimicking human motion with a humanoid robot is essential for allowing humanoid robots to be used in service applications. Simply creating motions without considerations for balance and stability or directly copying motion from a human using motion capture and implementing it on a humanoid robot may not be successful because of the difference in physical properties between the human and the humanoid robot, which may cause instability and make it fall. Using the Zero Moment Point as the stability criteria, this work proposes a Constrained Analytical Trajectory Filter as part of an Analytical Motion Filter, which stabilizes a reference motion that can come from human motion capture data, kinematic synthesis, or animation software. The resulting solutions used in the Constrained Analytical Trajectory Filter provide insight into the complex interactions of motion and stability. The solutions were verified in simulation and with hardware, showing that the analytical filter can be successfully applied for stabilizing reference motions for humanoid robots which may be unstable otherwise.     

New evaluation framework for human-assistive devices based on humanoid robotics

This paper presents the new application of a humanoid robot as an evaluator of human-assistive devices. The reliable and objective evaluation framework for assistive devices is necessary for making industrial standards in order that those devices are used in various applications. In this framework, we utilize a recent humanoid robot with its high similarity to humans, human motion retargeting techniques to a humanoid robot, and identification techniques of robot’s mechanical properties. We also show two approaches to estimate supporting torques from the sensor data, which can be used properly according to the situations. With the general formulation of the wire-driven multi-body system, the supporting torque of passive assistive devices is also formulated. We evaluate a passive assistive wear ‘Smart Suit Lite (SSL)’ as an example of device, and use HRP-4 as the humanoid platform.     

Evaluation of active wearable assistive devices with human posture reproduction using a humanoid robot*

This study proposes a quantitative evaluation method for assessing active wearable assistive devices that can efficiently support the human body. We utilize a humanoid robot to simulate human users wearing assistive devices owing to various advantages offered by the robot such as quantitative torque measurement from sensors and highly repeatable motion. In this study, we propose a scheme for estimating the supportive torques supplied by a device called stationary torque replacement. To validate the reliability of this evaluation method by using a humanoid robot, we conducted measurements of human muscular activity during assisted motion. Analysis of the measured muscle activity revealed that a humanoid robot closely simulates the actual usage of assistive devices. Finally, we showed the feasibility of the proposed evaluation method through an experiment with the humanoid robot platform HRP-4 and the Muscle Suit active assistive device. With the proposed method, the supportive effects of the assistive device could be measured quantitatively in terms of the static supportive torque acting directly on the body of a simulated human user.