• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.573-579
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• 2008

This paper introduces a new approach to develop a fast gait for quadruped robot using GP(genetic programming). Planning gaits for legged robots is a challenging task that requires optimizing parameters in a highly irregular and multidimensional space. Several recent approaches have focused on using GA(genetic algorithm) to generate gait automatically and shown significant improvement over previous results. Most of current GA based approaches used pre-selected parameters, but it is difficult to select the appropriate parameters for the optimization of gait. To overcome these problems, we proposed an efficient approach which optimizes joint angle trajectories using genetic programming. Our GP based method has obtained much better results than GA based approaches for experiments of Sony AIBO ERS-7 in Webots environment.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2012

This paper proposes fault tolerant gaits of a quadruped robot with feet of flat shape. Fault tolerant gaits make it possible for a legged robot to continue static walking against a leg failure. In the previous researches, it was assumed that a legged robot had feet that have point contact with the surface. When the robot is endowed with feet having flat shape, fault tolerant gaits can show better performance compared with the former gaits, especially in terms of the stride length and gait stability. In this paper, fault tolerant gaits of a quadruped robot against a locked joint failure are addressed in straight-line motion and crab walking, respectively.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.300-308
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• 2002

본 논문은 네트웍을 이용하여 원격 제어가 가능한 사족보행로봇의 구현에 대하여 다루고 있다. 로봇이 평탄하지 않은 지면에서 작업하거나 인간 친화적인 요소를 부여하기 위해서는 인간이나 곤충과 같이 다리를 가지는 보행이 필수적이다. 제작된 사족 보행로봇은 장착된 센서와 구동부를 이용하여 기본적인 동작을 수행하는 동시에 유선알고리즘을 이용해 만들어진 진보된 걸음새를 가지고 있다. 또한 웹브라우저를 이용하여 로봇의 명령을 만들고 현재의 상태를 모니터링 하는 등의 원격 동작을 수행하기 위해 네트웍을 통해 제어를 수행할 수 있게 하였다. 본 논문에서는 제작된 로봇의 기구적인 해석 결과를 다루었고 해석된 결과를 모의 실험과 더불어 실제 구현하여 제시된 방법의 유용성을 제시하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2009년도 제40회 하계학술대회
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• pp.1839_1840
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 4족 보행 로봇의 제작을 위한 4족 보행 로봇 시뮬레이터를 구성한다. 우선 제작하고자 하는 4족 보행 로봇의 기구학 모델링은 순기구학 모델과 역기구학 모델을 유도하며 역기구학 모델은 기하학적 방법을 이용한다. 한편 구성된 시뮬레이터에서는 유도한 4족 보행 로봇의 모델을 이용한 보행 패턴 생성 등은 PC에서 연산하며 연산된 값은 4족 보행 로봇의 컨트롤러를 이용하여 각 모터에 전송 가능하며, 이때 PC와 제어기 사이의 통신은 지그비(Zigbee)를 이용한 무선 통신을 사용한다. 또한 모든 연산 과정 및 실제 시뮬레이터 구성은 MATLAB을 이용한다. 마지막으로, 기존 걸음새 패턴 생성 방법을 이용 하여 구성된 4족 보행 로봇 시뮬레이터의 효용성을 검증하였다.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2006년 학술대회 논문집 정보 및 제어부문
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• pp.530-532
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• 2006

In this paper, we propose stable walking algorithm using ZMP for the biped robot in the slope-way. At first, we define discrete state variables that classified stable area and unstable area by center of mass from ZMP during slope-way walking. For the stable walking gait, the discrete state controller for determining the high-level and low-level decision making are designed. The high-level decision making is composed of the discrete state variables; left foot support phase, right foot support phase, flat-way, and slope-way. Then the continuous state controller is implemented for the low-level decision making using ZMP.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제55권7호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2006

This paper proposes a novel fault-tolerant gait for Quadruped robots using energy stability margins. The previously developed fault-tolerant gaits for quadruped robots have a drawback of having marginal stability margin, which may lead to tumbling. In the process of tumbling, the potential energy of the center of gravity goes through a maximum. The larger the difference between the potential energy of the center of gravity of the initial position and that of this maximum, the less the robot tumbles. Hence this difference of potential energy, dubbed as Energy Stability Margin (ESM), can be regarded as the stability margin. In this paper, a novel fault-tolerant gait is presented which gives positive ESM to a quadruped robot suffering from a locked joint failure. Positive ESM is obtained by adjusting foot positions between leg swing sequences. The advantage of the proposed fault-tolerant gait is demonstrated in a case study where a quadruped robot with a failed leg walks on a even slope.

• 대한기계학회논문집A
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.756-768
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• 1997

In order to control a dynamic gait of quadrupedal walking robot, the equations of motion of the whole mechanism are required. In this research, the equations of motion are formulated analytically using Kane's dynamic approach. As a dynamic gait model, a trot gait has been adopted. The degree of freedom of whole mechanism could be reduced to 7 by idealizing the kinematic feature of the trot gait. Using the equations of motion formulated, the results of the redundant-joint torque analysis and the simulation of dynamic walking motion are presented.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.723-733
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• 1988

In this paper, A model of 4-legged walking robot is presented by investigating the gait of animals, which can walk with maintaining static stability on irregular terrain. Kinematices of the model robot was analyzed by geometric approach, and a gait control algorithm is proposed for the effective walking on irregular terrain. Terrains are classified into 4 types in order to study the terrain adaptability of the proposed algorithm and it is simulated for each type of terrain.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제54권3호
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• pp.131-140
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• 2005

Fault-tolerant gait generation of a hexapod robot with crab walking is proposed. The considered fault is a locked joint failure, which prevents a joint of a leg from moving and makes it locked in a known position. Due to the reduced workspace of a failed leg, fault-tolerant crab walking has a limitation in the range of heading direction. In this paper, an accessible range of the crab angle is derived for a given configuration of the failed leg and, based on the principles of fault-tolerant gait planning, periodic crab gaits are proposed in which a hexapod robot realizes crab walking after a locked joint failure, having a reasonable stride length and stability margin. The proposed crab walking is then applied to path planning on uneven terrain with positive obstacles. i.e., protruded obstacles which legged robots cannot cross over but have to take a roundabout route to avoid. The robot trajectory should be generated such that the crab angle does not exceed the restricted range caused by a locked joint failure.

• 대한전기학회논문지:시스템및제어부문D
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• 제52권12호
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• pp.689-695
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• 2003

Fault-tolerance is an important design criterion for robotic systems operating in hazardous or remote environments. This paper addresses the issue of tolerating a locked joint failure in gait planning for hexapod walking machines which have symmetric structures and legs in the form of an articulated arm with three revolute joints. A locked joint failure is one for which a joint cannot move and is locked in place. If a failed joint is locked, the workspace of the resulting leg is constrained, but hexapod walking machines have the ability to continue static walking. A strategy of fault-tolerant tripod gait is proposed and, as a specific form, a periodic tripod gait is presented in which hexapod walking machines have the maximum stride length after a locked failure. The adjustment procedure from a normal gait to the proposed fault-tolerant gait is shown to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed scheme.