Control Policies for a Large Region of Attraction for Dynamically Balancing Legged Robots: A Sampling-Based Approach

Autor: Jason Pusey, Steven Farra, Ali Zamani, Jeremy Krause, Pranav A. Bhounsule
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Robotica. 39:107-122
ISSN: 1469-8668
0263-5747
Popis: SUMMARYThe popular approach of assuming a control policy and then finding the largest region of attraction (ROA) (e.g., sum-of-squares optimization) may lead to conservative estimates of the ROA, especially for highly nonlinear systems. We present a sampling-based approach that starts by assuming an ROA and then finds the necessary control policy by performing trajectory optimization on sampled initial conditions. Our method works with black-box models, produces a relatively large ROA, and ensures exponential convergence of the initial conditions to the periodic motion. We demonstrate the approach on a model of hopping and include extensive verification and robustness checks.
Databáze: OpenAIRE