Dexterous Mobility with the uBot-5 Mobile Manipulator
Publication Date
2009
Journal or Book Title
ICAR: 2009 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED ROBOTICS, VOLS 1 AND 2
Abstract
We present an initial demonstration of dexterous mobility using the uBot-5, a dynamically balancing mobile manipulator. Dexterous mobility refers generally to a level of bodily resourcefulness that permits the autonomous reassignment of effectors for the purpose of maintaining mobility in a variety of situations. We begin by describing a set of postural stability controllers in terms of a small number of simple control objectives. We then show how the resulting postures support dexterous mobility by enabling a new ldquoknuckle walkingrdquo mobility mode. In a preliminary experiment, we develop this mobility mode by formulating a practical reinforcement learning problem that allows the robot to learn an efficient gait on-line in a single trial.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4886.6249
Pages
550-556
Recommended Citation
Kuindersma, SR; Hannigan, E; Ruiken, D; and Grupen, RA, "Dexterous Mobility with the uBot-5 Mobile Manipulator" (2009). ICAR: 2009 14TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCED ROBOTICS, VOLS 1 AND 2. 519.
http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/2.1.4886.6249