Whole-body torques for generating complex movements in humans and humanoids

Authors

Layale Saab, CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Nicolas Mansard, CNRS Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Philippe Souères, LAAS-CNRS Toulouse France
J-Y Fourquet, Universite de Toulouse
Manish Sreenivasa, University of WollongongFollow
Yoshihiko Nakamura, University of Tokyo

RIS ID

128875

Publication Details

Saab, L., Mansard, N., Soueres, P., Fourquet, J., Sreenivasa, M. & Nakamura, Y. (2012). Whole-body torques for generating complex movements in humans and humanoids. IFAC Proceedings Volumes, 45 (22), 479-484. 10th IFAC Symposium on Robot Control 2012 (SYROCO 2012)

Abstract

This paper considers the problem of identifying the control torques associated with the generation of complex movements in an anthropomorphic system. We present a generic motion generation scheme for humanoid robots. Then we use the torques estimated from human motion capture and force sensor measurements, to compare with similar movements simulated on a humanoid robot. The general features of movement during a sequence of reaching tasks are analyzed. In particular we compare kinematics-based and dynamics-based movements. Finally, the variation of torques at the different joints are compared and discussed.