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20222025
most citedPractice Makes Perfect: an iterative approach to achieve precise tracking for legged robots

5 citations · 9 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

cs.RO2025

Refining Motion for Peak Performance: Identifying Optimal Gait Parameters for Energy-Efficient Quadrupedal Bounding

Yasser G. Alqaham, Jing Cheng, Zhenyu Gan

Energy efficiency is a critical factor in the performance and autonomy of quadrupedal robots. While previous research has focused on mechanical design and actuation improvements, t…

cs.RO2025

Iteratively Learning Muscle Memory for Legged Robots to Master Adaptive and High Precision Locomotion

Jing Cheng, Yasser G. Alqaham, Zhenyu Gan +1

This paper presents a scalable and adaptive control framework for legged robots that integrates Iterative Learning Control (ILC) with a biologically inspired torque library (TL), a…

cs.RO2025★ 1 cited

16 Ways to Gallop: Energetics and Body Dynamics of High-Speed Quadrupedal Gaits

Yasser G. Alqaham, Jing Cheng, Zhenyu Gan

Galloping is a common high-speed gait in both animals and quadrupedal robots, yet its energetic characteristics remain insufficiently explored. This study systematically analyzes a…

cs.RO2024★ 3 cited

Harnessing Natural Oscillations for High-Speed, Efficient Asymmetrical Locomotion in Quadrupedal Robots

Jing Cheng, Yasser G. Alqaham, Zhenyu Gan

This study explores the dynamics of asymmetrical bounding gaits in quadrupedal robots, focusing on the integration of torso pitching and hip motion to enhance speed and stability.…

cs.RO2023

Energetic Analysis on the Optimal Bounding Gaits of Quadrupedal Robots

Yasser G. Alqaham, Jing Cheng, Zhenyu Gan

It is often overlooked by roboticists when designing locomotion controllers for their legged machines, that energy consumption plays an important role in selecting the best gaits f…

cs.RO2022★ 5 cited

Practice Makes Perfect: an iterative approach to achieve precise tracking for legged robots

Jing Cheng, Yasser G. Alqaham, Amit K. Sanyal +1

Precise trajectory tracking for legged robots can be challenging due to their high degrees of freedom, unmodeled nonlinear dynamics, or random disturbances from the environment. A…