Movement generation using dynamical systems : a humanoid robot performing a drumming task

The online generation of trajectories in humanoid robots remains a difficult problem. In this contribution, we present a system that allows the superposition, and the switch between, discrete and rhythmic movements. Our approach uses nonlinear dynamical systems for generating trajectories online and...

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Main Author: Degallier, Sarah (author)
Other Authors: Santos, Cristina (author), Righetti, Ludovic (author), Ijspeert, Auke (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/8047
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/8047
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Summary:The online generation of trajectories in humanoid robots remains a difficult problem. In this contribution, we present a system that allows the superposition, and the switch between, discrete and rhythmic movements. Our approach uses nonlinear dynamical systems for generating trajectories online and in real time. Our goal is to make use of attractor properties of dynamical systems in order to provide robustness against small perturbations and to enable online modulation of the trajectories. The system is demonstrated on a humanoid robot performing a drumming task.