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Preserving the Planar Dynamics of a Compliant Bipedal Robot with a Yaw-Stabilizing Foot DesignAn HBS Thesis by Andy Abate
Ball Toe
Chatter
Point Contact
Stabilizing Foot
Revision
Testing
Compliance
Line Contact
Current Humanoids
Construction
Weight
Ground Clearance
Disturbance Force
Contact Stiction
Contact Stiffness
Future
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Outline Enabling 3D Walking
Motivation:Humanoid Walking in 3D
Background:
• Humanoids picking up speed• General trend toward spring-mass running• Excellent machines, lots of promise• They all have point toes!
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Raibert Hopper ARL Monopod
MABEL ATRIAS
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Spring-Mass Walking in 3D:
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Dynamical template*
ATRIAS bipedon Planarizing boom
• Designed with a spring-mass template- Has very specific dynamics
• Matches human walking• Literal design means point-contact
- Okay on a boom, but bad for 3D
* Adapted from: W. J. Schwind and D. E. Koditschek, “Approximating the Stance Map of a 2-DOF Monoped Runner,” Journal of Nonlinear Science.
Two Instabilities at the Ground Interface:
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3D space
Point contact
Yaw axis
Air Time
Touchdown Error
(2) Chatter
(1) Yaw Oscillation
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A Stabilizing Foot Design
Remove Yaw Instability Limit Chatter
Preserve Spring-Mass Dynamics
Minimal massFree pivot
Does not trip
• Passive• Does not affect COM trajectory
Yaw Stabilization: Only permit 2 degrees of freedom
Point: 3-DOF Line: 2-DOFPlane: 2-DOF
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0 @ ground+ 2 mechanical
1 @ ground+ 1 mechanical
3 @ ground+ 0 mechanical
• Ball toes• Under-constrained
• Over-constrained footprint• Mechanical complexity
• Perfect compromise
NO CONTACT
Chatter Reduction:
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Limits rebound
Interface Stiffness
Leg Stiffness
Leg Mass
Robot Mass
Ground Reaction Force
Interface Deflection
Stiff Rubber
Linear Spring
Progressive Spring
Oscillation
Prototype
Foot Pads:
• Cylinder → Linear Footprint• Compliant Sorbothane• Tear-resistant composite skin
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Nylon
Sorbothane
Weave
Urethane
Epoxy
Support Structure: Aluminum arch supports the pads
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Aluminum arch
Free pivot
Robot
Return Mechanism: Single DOF reeds to be reset after each step
RobotArch Restoring Torque
Leaf Spring
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Adjustable Stiffness
Ankle Body: Pulling it all together
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Testing
280 g
Passed
0.33 N
29 N.m
250 N/mm
Weight
Ground Clearance
Disturbance Force
Contact Stiction
Contact Stiffness
Contact Stiction:
• Resists at least 29 N.m of torque• Limit cause by jig failure!
0 100 200 300 400 500 6000
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10
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20
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Normal Force [N]
Stic
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Loading
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Peak Torque = 29 N.m
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Jig axis
Force plate
Contact Stiffness:
Measured at 250 N/mmMuch higher than the 75 N/mm maximum
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Compression Force
Separation
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Ground Clearance:
Reset mechanism prevents ground contact during swing phase
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5−0.8
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Time [s]
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0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5−0.8
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1Foot System Characterization
Time [s]
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5−0.8
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Time [s]
Best FitExperimental Data
Damping Ratio = 0.1295Natural Frequency = 31.0055 [rad/s]
Damping Ratio = 0.1775Natural Frequency = 30.0589 [rad/s]
Damping Ratio = 0.1572Natural Frequency = 32.5143 [rad/s]
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x [m]
y [m
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Ankle PositionToe PositionHeel Position
0 1 2 3 4 5 6−1
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Time [s]
Foot
Ang
le [r
ad]
0 1 2 3 4 5 6−10
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5
10
Foot
Spe
ed [r
ad/s
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Disturbance:Reset mechanism does not affect COM trajectory
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.80
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0.1
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0.2
0.25
0.3
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Deflection Angle [rad]
Torq
ue [N
.m]
Torque−Deflection Curve Linear Fit, 0.488 N.m / rad
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Max Torque: 0.33 N.mMax Lever Arm: 1 mMax Disturbance Force: 0.1 lbf << 150 lbf
Revision
Increased Compliance
ReducedWeight
Revision:
• Weight reduced from 280g to 120g• Modular fiberglass arch• Internalized reset mechanism
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ATRIAS’s 3-Dimensional Debut:
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Thanks!Questions?