System Design and Balance Control of a Novel Electrically-driven Wheel-legged Humanoid Robot

Lingxuan Zhao, Zhangguo Yu, Xuechao Chen, Gao Huang, Weiwei Wang, Lianqiang Han, Xuejian Qiu, Xiaochen Zhang, Qiang Huang

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Abstract

Humanoid robots are similar in dimension and degrees of freedom to humans. Compared with other types of robots, humanoid robots are more adaptable to complex living environment and various tools of humans. The combination of wheeled robot and humanoid robot is an effective way to increase the moving speed, range of motion and environmental adaptability of humanoid robots, which can accelerate the application of humanoid robots in human living environments. In this way, the use of humanoid robots in industry and services can be effectively improved. This article introduces a novel electrically-driven wheel-legged humanoid robot BHR-W with 14 degrees of freedom. It can use wheels to achieve rapid motion on structured pavement. In addition, BHR-W has two degrees of freedom of hip joint, giving it excellent ability to perform complex actions such as walking, jumping and roller skating to cross unstructured environments. BHR-W is an innovative design which enables humanoid robots to have capabilities of bipedal walking and wheel rolling. This article introduces the mechanical and system design of the robot, and designs a controller for balance control. Finally, the stability and reliability of the system and the feasibility of the balance control strategies are verified by several practical experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2021 IEEE International Conference on Unmanned Systems, ICUS 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages742-747
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9780738146577
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
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

  • balance control
  • humanoid robot
  • system design
  • wheel-legged robot

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