Model-based dynamic self-righting maneuvers for a hexapedal robot

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2004-09-01
Saranlı, Uluç
KODITSCHEK, DE
We report on the design and analysis of a controller that can achieve dynamical self-righting of our hexapedal robot, RHex. Motivated by the initial success of an empirically tuned controller, we present a feedback controller based on a saggital plane model of the robot. We also extend this controller to develop a hybrid pumping strategy that overcomes actuator torque limitations, resulting in robust flipping behavior over a wide range of surfaces. We present simulations and experiments to validate the model and characterize the performance of the new controller.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH

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U. Saranlı and D. KODITSCHEK, “Model-based dynamic self-righting maneuvers for a hexapedal robot,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH, pp. 903–918, 2004, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/48709.