Reaching the limit in autonomous racing: Optimal control versus reinforcement learning

Y Song, A Romero, M Müller, V Koltun… - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
A central question in robotics is how to design a control system for an agile mobile robot.
This paper studies this question systematically, focusing on a challenging setting …

Perceptive locomotion through nonlinear model-predictive control

R Grandia, F Jenelten, S Yang… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dynamic locomotion in rough terrain requires accurate foot placement, collision avoidance,
and planning of the underactuated dynamics of the system. Reliably optimizing for such …

Versatile multicontact planning and control for legged loco-manipulation

JP Sleiman, F Farshidian, M Hutter - Science Robotics, 2023 - science.org
Loco-manipulation planning skills are pivotal for expanding the utility of robots in everyday
environments. These skills can be assessed on the basis of a system's ability to coordinate …

Learning robust autonomous navigation and locomotion for wheeled-legged robots

J Lee, M Bjelonic, A Reske, L Wellhausen, T Miki… - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
Autonomous wheeled-legged robots have the potential to transform logistics systems,
improving operational efficiency and adaptability in urban environments. Navigating urban …

A survey of wheeled-legged robots

M Bjelonic, V Klemm, J Lee, M Hutter - Climbing and Walking Robots …, 2022 - Springer
The community in legged robotics focuses on bio-inspired robots, although there are some
human inventions that nature could not recreate. One of the most significant examples is the …

Lstp: Long short-term motion planning for legged and legged-wheeled systems

E Jelavic, K Qu, F Farshidian… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents a hybrid motion planning and control approach applicable to various
ground robot types and morphologies. Our two-step approach uses a sampling-based …

Multi-legged robots: progress and challenges

Y Gao, B Su, L Jiang, F Gao - National Science Review, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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Hierarchical jumping optimization for hydraulic biped wheel-legged robots

H Yu, X Li, Z Tao, H Feng, S Zhang, Y Fu - Control Engineering Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper addresses the challenging task of implementing dynamic jumping motions for
biped wheel-legged robots, a motion mode that significantly enhances their mobility and …

Design of a jumping control framework with heuristic landing for bipedal robots

J Zhang, J Shen, Y Liu, D Hong - 2023 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Generating dynamic jumping motions on legged robots remains a challenging control
problem as the full flight phase and large landing impact are expected. Compared to …

Non-Smooth Trajectory Optimization for Wheeled Balancing Robots with Contact Switches and Impacts

V Klemm, Y de Viragh, D Rohr… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent years have seen a steady rise in the abilities of wheeled-legged balancing robots.
Yet, their use is still severely restricted by the lack of efficient control algorithms for …