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Adaptive Model-Predictive Control of a Soft Continuum Robot Using a Physics-Informed Neural Network Based on Cosserat Rod Theory
Johann Licher, Max Bartholdt, Henrik Krauss +3
Dynamic control of soft continuum robots (SCRs) holds great potential for expanding their applications, but remains a challenging problem due to the high computational demands of a…
Active Stereo-Camera Outperforms Multi-Sensor Setup in ACT Imitation Learning for Humanoid Manipulation
Robin Kühn, Moritz Schappler, Thomas Seel +1
The complexity of teaching humanoid robots new tasks is one of the major reasons hindering their widespread adoption in the industry. While Imitation Learning (IL), particularly Ac…
A Hybrid Autoencoder for Robust Heightmap Generation from Fused Lidar and Depth Data for Humanoid Robot Locomotion
Dennis Bank, Joost Cordes, Thomas Seel +1
Reliable terrain perception is a critical prerequisite for the deployment of humanoid robots in unstructured, human-centric environments. While traditional systems often rely on ma…
SafePR: Unified Approach for Safe Parallel Robots by Contact Detection and Reaction with Redundancy Resolution
Aran Mohammad, Tim-Lukas Habich, Thomas Seel +1
Fast and safe motion is crucial for the successful deployment of physically interactive robots. Parallel robots (PRs) offer the potential for higher speeds while maintaining the sa…
Generalizable and Fast Surrogates: Model Predictive Control of Articulated Soft Robots using Physics-Informed Neural Networks
Tim-Lukas Habich, Aran Mohammad, Simon F. G. Ehlers +3
Soft robots can revolutionize several applications with high demands on dexterity and safety. When operating these systems, real-time estimation and control require fast and accura…
Fast Contact Detection via Fusion of Joint and Inertial Sensors for Parallel Robots in Human-Robot Collaboration
Aran Mohammad, Jan Piosik, Dustin Lehmann +2
Fast contact detection is crucial for safe human-robot collaboration. Observers based on proprioceptive information can be used for contact detection but have first-order error dyn…