A non-periodic planning and control framework of dynamic legged locomotion

This study proposes an integrated planning and control framework for achieving three-dimensional robust and dynamic legged locomotion over uneven terrain. The proposed framework is composed of three hierarchical layers. The high-level layer is a state-space motion planner designing highly dynamic locomotion behaviors based on a reduced-order robot model. This motion planner incorporates two robust bundles, named as invariant and recoverability bundles, which quantify analytical state-space deviations for robust planning design. The low-level layer is a model-based trajectory tracking controller capable of robustly realizing the planned locomotion behaviors. This controller is synthesized based on full-order hybrid dynamic modeling, model-based state feedback control, and Lyapunov stability analysis. The planning and control layers are concatenated by a middle-level trajectory generator that produces nominal behaviors for a full-order robot model. The proposed framework is validated through flat and uneven terrain walking simulations of a three-dimensional bipedal robot.

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