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25. Spine dynamics as a computational resource in spine-driven quadruped locomotion.

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Zhao, Qian, Nakajima, Kohei, Sumioka, Hidenobu, Hauser, Helmut, and Pfeifer, Rolf

Abstract

Recent results suggest that compliance and non-linearity in physical bodies of soft robots may not be disadvantageous properties with respect to control, but rather of advantage. In the context of morphological computation one could see such complex structures as potential computational resources. In this study, we implement and exploit this view point in a spine-driven quadruped robot called Kitty by using its flexible spine as a computational resource. The spine is an actuated multi-joint structure consisting of a sequence of soft silicone blocks. Its complex dynamics are captured by a set of force sensors and used to construct a closed-loop to drive the motor commands. We use simple static, linear readout weights to combine the sensor values to generate multiple gait patterns (bounding, trotting, turning behavior). In addition, we demonstrate the robustness of the setup by applying strong external perturbations in form of additional loads. The system is able to fully recover to its nominal gait patterns (which are encoded in the linear readout weights) after the perturbation has vanished. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

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2013
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