SURALP: a new full-body humanoid robot platform

Erbatur, Kemalettin and Seven, Utku and Taşkıran, Evrim and Koca, Özer and Yılmaz, Metin and Ünel, Mustafa and Kızıltaş, Güllü and Şabanoviç, Asif and Onat, Ahmet (2009) SURALP: a new full-body humanoid robot platform. In: IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2009), St. Louis, USA

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Abstract

SURALP is a new walking humanoid robot platform designed at Sabanci University - Turkey. The kinematic arrangement of the robot consists of 29 independently driven axes, including legs, arms, waist and a neck. This paper presents the highlights of the design of this robot and experimental walking results. Mechanical design, actuation mechanisms, sensors, the control hardware and algorithms are introduced. The actuation is based on DC motors, belt and pulley systems and Harmonic Drive reduction gears. The sensory equipment consists of joint encoders, force/torque sensors, inertial measurement systems and cameras. The control hardware is based on a dSpace digital signal processor. A smooth walking trajectory is generated. A variety of controllers for landing impact reduction, body inclination and Zero Moment Point (ZMP) regulation, early landing trajectory modification, and foot–ground orientation compliance and independent joint position controllers are employed. A posture zeroing procedure is followed after manual zeroing of the robot joints. The experimental results indicate that the control algorithms presented are successful in improving the stability of the walk.
Item Type: Papers in Conference Proceedings
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Mechatronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Kemalettin Erbatur
Date Deposited: 04 Dec 2009 14:14
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 08:54
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/13351

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