US5151859A
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Legged walking robot and system for controlling the same
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-06-27
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Granted: 1992-09-29
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Expires: 2010-06-27
Abstract
Abstract A biped walking robot and system for controlling the robot. The system provides smooth posture control by eliminating interference arising between the frictional force of the ground acting on the legs of the robot and the driving force of the leg joints. A six-dimensional force and torque sensor is provided to detect six force or moment components and based thereon, an angular command to joint motors is corrected. A joint structure of the robot is described, wherein the axes of the drive joints are arranged at right-angles to one another to thereby enable accurate positional control to be effected using Cartesian coordinates.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryutaro Yoshino
- 👤 Hiroshi Gomi
- 👤 Masao Nishikawa
- 👤 Masato Hirose
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 19:35
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D57/00; B62D57/02; B62D57/032
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
A system for controlling a drive joint of a legged walking robot, including: first means for detecting an angle of the drive joint of the robot; second means for preestablishing a gait of the robot in terms of angle with respect to time; control means for determining a control value of the drive joint so as to decrease the deviation between detected and preestablished angles such that the robot walks in the predetermined gait; wherein the improvement comprises: third means for detecting a reaction force acting on at least one of the legs from the ground which that leg contacts, the reaction force indicative of an interference between a drive joint driving force and a ground friction force; and said control means corrects the control value in response to the detected reaction force, to decrease the interference.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
137 words
A system for controlling a drive joint of a legged walking robot, including: first means for detecting an angle of the drive joint of the robot; second means for preestablishing a gait of the robot in terms of angle with respect to time; control means for determining a control value of the drive joint so as to decrease the deviation between detected and preestablished angles such that the robot walks in the predetermined gait; wherein the improvement comprises: third means for detecting a reaction force acting on at least one of the legs from the ground which that leg contacts, the reaction force indicative of an interference between a drive joint driving force and a ground friction force; and said control means corrects the control value in response to the detected reaction force, to decrease the interference.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said control means corrects the control value in response to the magnitude of the detected horizontal force component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A system according to claim 2, wherein said control means compares the magnitude of the vertical force component for the legs and corrects the control value on the leg whose vertical force component is less than that of the others.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said third means is placed on a position below the lowermost joint of the legs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
A system according to claim 1, wherein said legs have a degree of freedom that they can be moved in the forward direction or in the direction perpendicular thereto; and said third means is placed in the legs in such a manner that the direction in which the sensitivity becomes maximum coincides with the direction in which the degree of freedom is assigned.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
22 words
A system according to any of preceding claims 1 to 5, wherein said correction is carried out in terms of the angle.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
19 words
A system according to any of preceding claims 1 to 5, wherein said robot is a biped walking robot.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
161 words
A system for controlling a drive joint of a legged walking robot having at least one leg which can be turned such that the robot can turn, including: first means for detecting an angle of the drive joint of the robot; second means for preestablishing a gait for the robot in terms of angle with respect to time; control means for determining a control value of the drive joint so as to decrease the deviation between the detected and preestablished angles such that the robot walks in the predetermined gait; wherein the improvement comprises: third means for detecting a reaction moment, about a vertical axis of, and acting on at least the turnable leg from the ground which the leg contacts, the reaction moment indicative of an interference between a joint driving force and a ground friction force; and said control means corrects the control value in response to the magnitude of the detected vertical reaction moment, to decrease the interference.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
161 words
A system for controlling a drive joint of a legged walking robot having at least one leg which can be turned such that the robot can turn, including: first means for detecting an angle of the drive joint of the robot; second means for preestablishing a gait for the robot in terms of angle with respect to time; control means for determining a control value of the drive joint so as to decrease the deviation between the detected and preestablished angles such that the robot walks in the predetermined gait; wherein the improvement comprises: third means for detecting a reaction moment, about a vertical axis of, and acting on at least the turnable leg from the ground which the leg contacts, the reaction moment indicative of an interference between a joint driving force and a ground friction force; and said control means corrects the control value in response to the magnitude of the detected vertical reaction moment, to decrease the interference.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein said third means detects sharing force acting at least one of the legs from the ground to which the leg contacts; and said control means recorrects the control value in response to the load which newly results on the leg when the first correction has been carried out thereon.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein said third means is placed at a position below the lowermost joint of the legs.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
63 words
A system according to claim 8, wherein said legs have a degree of freedom that they can be moved in the forward direction or in the direction perpendicular thereto; and said third means is placed in the legs in such a manner that the direction in which the sensitivity becomes maximum coincides with the direction in which the degree of freedom is assigned.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
116 words
A system for controlling a drive joint of a walking robot having legs comprising: an angle detector for detecting a drive joint angle; means for setting desired angular movement of the drive joint; a controller for determining a control value of the drive joint angle, linked to the means for setting and angle detector, to decrease any deviation of the detected drive joint angle and a desired angle of the drive joint, such that the robot moves with a desired gait; a ground reaction detector on at least one of the legs and linked to the controller; and a corrector associated with the controller to correct the control value in response to a detected ground reaction.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
116 words
A system for controlling a drive joint of a walking robot having legs comprising: an angle detector for detecting a drive joint angle; means for setting desired angular movement of the drive joint; a controller for determining a control value of the drive joint angle, linked to the means for setting and angle detector, to decrease any deviation of the detected drive joint angle and a desired angle of the drive joint, such that the robot moves with a desired gait; a ground reaction detector on at least one of the legs and linked to the controller; and a corrector associated with the controller to correct the control value in response to a detected ground reaction.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for controlling a drive joint of a legged walking robot comprising the steps of: detecting an angle of the drive joint of the robot; preestablishing a gait of the robot in terms of angle with respect to time; determining a control value of the drive joint so as to decrease any deviation between detected and preestablished angles of the drive joint such that the robot walks in the predetermined gait; detecting any reaction force from the ground acting on at least one of the legs; and correcting the control value in response to the detected reaction force.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
99 words
A method for controlling a drive joint of a legged walking robot comprising the steps of: detecting an angle of the drive joint of the robot; preestablishing a gait of the robot in terms of angle with respect to time; determining a control value of the drive joint so as to decrease any deviation between detected and preestablished angles of the drive joint such that the robot walks in the predetermined gait; detecting any reaction force from the ground acting on at least one of the legs; and correcting the control value in response to the detected reaction force.
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