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This work provides a complete framework for the simulation, co-optimization, and sim-to-real transfer of the design and control of soft legged robots. The compliance of soft robots provides a form of "mechanical intelligence" -- the ability…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-02-10 Charles Schaff , Audrey Sedal , Matthew R. Walter

To address the operational challenges of in-pipe robots in large pipes of water distribution systems (WDS), in this research, a control algorithm is proposed for our previously designed robot [4]. Our size adaptable robot has an…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-05-28 Saber Kazeminasab , Roozbeh Jafari , M. Katherine Banks

This paper presents a distributed inverse dynamics controller (DIDC) for quadruped robots that addresses the limitations of existing reactive controllers: simplified dynamical models, the inability to handle exact friction cone constraints,…

The ability to learn multi-modal action distributions is indispensable for robotic manipulation policies to perform precise and robust control. Flow-based generative models have recently emerged as a promising solution to learning…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-10-10 Guowei Zou , Haitao Wang , Hejun Wu , Yukun Qian , Yuhang Wang , Weibing Li

One of the most challenging issues in adaptive control of robot manipulators with kinematic uncertainties is requirement of the inverse of Jacobian matrix in regressor form. This requirement is inevitable in the case of the control of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-02-26 M. Reza J. Harandi , S. A. Khalilpour , Hamid. D. Taghirad , Jose Guadalupe Romero

L1 adaptive controller has been recognized for having a structure that allows decoupling between robustness and adaption owing to the introduction of a low pass filter with adjustable gain in the feedback loop. The trade-off between…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-09-17 Hashim A. Hashim , Sami El-Ferik , Mohamed A. Abido

This research investigates decentralized control of mobile robots specifically for coverage problems. There are different approaches associated with decentralized control strategy for coverage control problems. We perform a comparative…

Robotics · Computer Science 2016-09-30 Waqqas Ahmad

Chattering phenomena is the major problem affecting sliding mode control (SMC). Also, finding a suitable structure and appropriate parameters values of fuzzy logic system (FLS) is a complex and difficult task. In addition, the stability of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-10-29 Mukhtar Fatihu Hamza , Abdulbasid Ismail Isa , Jamilu Kamilu Adamu

Control systems are at the core of every real-world robot. They are deployed in an ever-increasing number of applications, ranging from autonomous racing and search-and-rescue missions to industrial inspections and space exploration. To…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-03 Yunlong Song , Davide Scaramuzza

Soft robots have drawn significant attention recently for their ability to achieve rich shapes when interacting with complex environments. However, their elasticity and flexibility compared to rigid robots also pose significant challenges…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-05-04 Zhiwu Zheng , Prakhar Kumar , Yenan Chen , Hsin Cheng , Sigurd Wagner , Minjie Chen , Naveen Verma , James C. Sturm

Legged robots possess a unique ability to traverse rough terrains and navigate cluttered environments, making them well-suited for complex, real-world unstructured scenarios. However, such robots have not yet achieved the same level as seen…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-08-19 Hossein Keshavarz , Alejandro Ramirez-Serrano , Majid Khadiv

Overcoming robotics challenges in the real world requires resilient control systems capable of handling a multitude of environments and unforeseen events. Evolutionary optimization using simulations is a promising way to automatically…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-04-12 Jørgen Nordmoen , Tønnes F. Nygaard , Kai Olav Ellefsen , Kyrre Glette

This paper presents a comprehensive approach to singularity detection and avoidance in UR10 robotic arm path planning through the integration of fuzzy logic safety systems and reinforcement learning algorithms. The proposed system addresses…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-12 Sheng-Kai Chen , Jyh-Horng Wu

We present a control framework that enables humanoid robots to perform collaborative transportation tasks with a human partner. The framework supports both translational and rotational motions, which are fundamental to co-transport…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-09 Shubham S. Kumbhar , Abhijeet M. Kulkarni , Panagiotis Artemiadis

A properly designed handoff algorithm is essential in reducing the connection quality deterioration when a mobile node moves across the cell boundaries. Therefore, to improve communication quality, we identified three goals in our paper.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2012-05-09 Joanne Mun-Yee Lim , Chee-Onn Chow

"Smart cities" is the trendy rubric of modern urban projects that require new innovative ideas to attain the desired perfection in many fields to change our life for the better. In this context, a new innovative application will be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-01-27 Abdullatif Baba , Basel Alothman

Networked control systems are closed-loop feedback control systems containing system components that may be distributed geographically in different locations and interconnected via a communication network such as the Internet. The quality…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-07-19 Mahsa Noroozi , Kai Wang

A Fractional adaptive PID (FPID) controller for a robot manipulator will be proposed. The PID parameters have been optimized by Genetic algorithm. The proposed controller is found robust by means of simulation in a tracking job. The…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2012-06-12 H. Delavari , R. Ghaderi , N. A. Ranjbar , S. H. HosseinNia , S. Momani

Reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms for real-world robotic applications need a data-efficient learning process and the ability to handle complex, unknown dynamical systems. These requirements are handled well by model-based and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-06-20 Yevgen Chebotar , Karol Hausman , Marvin Zhang , Gaurav Sukhatme , Stefan Schaal , Sergey Levine

In this paper, we introduce an extension of our presented cognitive-based emotion model [27][28]and [30], where we enhance our knowledge-based emotion unit of the architecture by embedding a fuzzy rule-based system to it. The model utilizes…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-09-25 Mehdi Ghayoumi , Maryam Pourebadi