Recent developments in terrain identification, classification, parameter estimation for the navigation of autonomous robots

MGH Nampoothiri, B Vinayakumar, Y Sunny… - SN Applied …, 2021 - Springer
The work presents a review on ongoing researches in terrain-related challenges influencing
the navigation of Autonomous Robots, specifically Unmanned Ground ones. The paper aims …

Cost of transport estimation for legged robot based on terrain features inference from aerial scan

M Prágr, P Čížek, J Faigl - 2018 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The effectiveness of the robot locomotion can be measured using the cost of transport (CoT)
which represents the amount of energy that is needed for traversing from one place to …

Terrain classification based on sensed leg compliance for amphibious crab robot

J Grezmak, N Graf, A Behr, K Daltorio - IEEE Sensors Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Characterization of terrain in real time allows autonomous legged robots to modify their gait
to better suit their environment and recognize hazardous conditions. We present a novel …

Flexibility in Hexapod Robots: Exploring Mobility of the Body

RP Bachega, GP das Neves, AB Campo… - IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Introducing Myrmex, a hexapod robot designed for autonomous locomotion on unstructured
terrains. It was developed a whole-body kinematics model that enables both open-chain and …

Autonomous robotic exploration with simultaneous environment and traversability models learning

M Prágr, J Bayer, J Faigl - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In this study, we address generalized autonomous mobile robot exploration of unknown
environments where a robotic agent learns a traversability model and builds a spatial model …

Obstacle avoidance of hexapod robots using fuzzy Q-learning

J Hong, K Tang, C Chen - 2017 IEEE Symposium Series on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Safe and autonomous obstacle avoidance plays an important role in the navigation control
of hexapod robots. In this paper, we combine the method of reinforcement learning with …

Autonomous exploration with online learning of traversable yet visually rigid obstacles

M Prágr, J Bayer, J Faigl - Autonomous Robots, 2023 - Springer
This paper concerns online learning of terrain properties combining haptic perception with
exteroceptive sensing to reason about forces needed to pass through terrains that visually …

Analytically founded yaw control algorithm for walking on uneven terrain applied to a hexapod robot

L Fućek, Z Kovačić, S Bogdan - International Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This article presents a new control algorithm for the omnidirectional motion of a legged robot
on uneven terrain based on an analytical kinematic solution without the use of Jacobians. In …

[HTML][HTML] 基于深度强化学习的六足机器人运动规划

傅汇乔, 唐开强, 邓归洲, 王鑫鹏… - 智能科学与技术 …, 2020 - infocomm-journal.com
摘要六足机器人拥有多个冗余自由度, 适用于复杂的非结构环境. 离散环境作为非结构环境的
一个苛刻特例, 需要六足机器人具备更加高效可靠的运动策略. 以平面随机梅花桩为例 …

Incremental learning of traversability cost for aerial reconnaissance support to ground units

M Prágr, P Čížek, J Faigl - … Conference on Modelling and Simulation for …, 2018 - Springer
In this paper, we address traversability cost estimation using exteroceptive and
proprioceptive data collected by a team of aerial and ground vehicles. The main idea of the …