Autonomous Navigation with Human Observation for a Biped Robot

Zhifa Gao, Xuechao Chen, Zhangguo Yu, Min Zhu, Runming Zhang, Zhengyuan Fu, Chao Li, Qingqing Li, Lianqiang Han, Qiang Huang

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Abstract

To make a robot navigation according to the observation of human beings and fully realize its motion capability, a biped robot must be able to move with an efficient path and collision-free footstep in various three-dimensional (3D) environments. Thus, in this paper, a search strategy with distributed path planning and footstep planning is adopted to obtain a 3D path and a human-like set of footsteps in a 3D environment. For path planning, a Three-Dimnesional for Biped Robot A∗ (TDB-A*) algorithm based on the A∗ is proposed to plan an optimal and safe path considering human tendency factors, robot structure limit, walking ability and environmental constraints. The human tendency factors are quantified by human observations. For footstep planning, the towing points of the left and right feet are captured from the path on the basis of human behavioral habits and stability constraints, and then calculate collision-free and efficient footsetps to guide the biped robot. The validity of the proposed method for navigation over 3D environments was investigated by simulation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2021 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages780-785
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9780738146577
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Externally publishedYes
Event2021 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2021 - Beijing, China
Duration: 15 Oct 202117 Oct 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2021 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2021

Conference

Conference2021 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2021
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period15/10/2117/10/21

Keywords

  • automatic planning
  • biped robot
  • footstep planning
  • path planning

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