On Global Optimization of Walking Gaits for the Compliant Humanoid Robot COMAN Using Reinforcement Learning
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Author(s)
Dallali, Houman
Kormushev, Petar
Li, Zhibin
Caldwell, Darwin G
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In ZMP trajectory generation using simple models, often a considerable amount of trials and errors are involved to obtain locally stable gaits by manually tuning the gait parameters. In this paper a 15 degrees of Freedom dynamic model of a compliant humanoid robot is used, combined with reinforcement learning to perform global search in the parameter space to produce stable gaits. It is shown that for a given speed, multiple sets of parameters, namely step sizes and lateral sways, are obtained by the learning algorithm which can lead to stable walking. The resulting set of gaits can be further studied in terms of parameter sensitivity and also to include additional optimization criteria to narrow down the chosen walking trajectories for the humanoid robot.
Date Issued
2012
Date Acceptance
2013-03-22
Citation
International Journal of Cybernetics and Information Technologies, 2012, 12
ISSN
1311-9702
Publisher
De Gruyter
Start Page
39
End Page
52
Journal / Book Title
International Journal of Cybernetics and Information Technologies
Volume
12
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
© 2013, Walter de Gruyter GmbH. This Open Access article is distributed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivative Works Unported License (CC BY-NC-ND) which permits non-commercial use of the work as published, without adaptation or alteration provided the work is fully attributed.
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http://kormushev.com/papers/Dallali_CIT-2012.pdf
Publication Status
Published
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Article Number
3