Combined Kalman Filter-Based External Wrench Estimator with Proprioceptive Sensing for Legged Robot

  • Botao Liu
  • , Fei Meng*
  • , Sai Gu
  • , Xuechao Chen
  • , Zhangguo Yu
  • , Qiang Huang
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

State estimation is critical for legged robots to explore environments and interact with the external world. However, existing research lacks methods that achieve both high accuracy and real-time performance. To address this, we propose a combined estimation framework based on the generalized momentum Kalman filter (GMKF) and the error-state Kalman filter (ESKF), aiming to accurately and frequently estimate external disturbances during dynamic interactions with the environment. The GMKF is used to estimate ground reaction forces (GRFs), which are then fed into the ESKF to obtain the robot's basic states and external wrenches. The proposed framework is experimentally validated on the BQR3 quadruped robot, demonstrating its effectiveness and superiority.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7515010
JournalIEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
Volume74
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2025
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Combined Kalman filter
  • external wrench estimation
  • legged robot
  • proprioceptive

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