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A homogenous CPG-network for multimode locomotion control of modular self-reconfigurable robot

  • Xindan Cui*
  • , Yanhe Zhu
  • , Xiaolu Wang
  • , Shufeng Tang
  • , Jie Zhao
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

A self-reconfigurable (SR) robot is a cellular robot that is capable of adapting its shape and functions to changing environments and demands, and the "cellular" in which can rearrange their mutual mechanical connection to change the robot's outward features. This paper first introduces a new self-reconfigurable robotic system UBot. For the variability characteristics of the self-reconfigurable system, combined with the biological central pattern generator (CPG), a locomotion control method has been proposed which can control multimode locomotion for different configurations through the self-excited oscillation via different coupled modes of CPG network. The oscillators in the CPG network are homogenous with the same models and parameters, only the connection relations change for different configurations. The simulation and experiment of quadruped walking and snake-type wiggling controlled by CPG network have been successfully completed on the platform of UBot modular self-reconfigurable system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2012
Pages2526-2530
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 9th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2012 - Chengdu, China
Duration: 5 Aug 20128 Aug 2012

Publication series

Name2012 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2012

Conference

Conference2012 9th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityChengdu
Period5/08/128/08/12

Keywords

  • Central pattern generator (CPG)
  • Motion control
  • Self-reconfigurable robot
  • UBot module

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