Use case
Optimizing dynamic trajectories for robustness to disturbances using polytopic projections
Read how researchers in robotic systems use Artelys Knitro in the article from “2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)”.
Challenges
  • Violation of motion constraints
  • Non linearities
Results
  • Determination of highly robust dynamic trajectories
  • Successful pick-and-place
When an external force is applied to a legged robot that has manipulation capabilities, it may cause the robot to slip, lose contact between a foot and the environment, or to fail to track the desired path. In each of these cases, the robot motion fails because the external force causes a violation of the so-called motion constraints.

To avoid such situations, it is essential to robustly optimize dynamic trajectories allowing the system to deal with disturbance forces and uncertain payloads. The problem can be modeled using advanced mathematical programs involving many nonlinearities.

Thanks to its efficient interior-point method, Artelys Knitro allows researchers to determine highly robust dynamic trajectories. The benefits of robust optimization have been demonstrated using a quadruped robot equipped with a manipulator able to execute a pick-and-place of a bottle on a table, even on a skateboard.

 

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