Learning to fall: Designing low damage fall sequences for humanoid soccer robots

  • Authors:
  • J. Ruiz-del-Solar;R. Palma-Amestoy;R. Marchant;I. Parra-Tsunekawa;P. Zegers

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Tupper 2007, Casilla 412-3, Santiago, Chile;Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Tupper 2007, Casilla 412-3, Santiago, Chile;Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Tupper 2007, Casilla 412-3, Santiago, Chile;Department of Electrical Engineering, Universidad de Chile, Avenida Tupper 2007, Casilla 412-3, Santiago, Chile;College of Engineering, Universidad de Los Andes, Chile

  • Venue:
  • Robotics and Autonomous Systems
  • Year:
  • 2009

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Abstract

A methodology for the analysis and design of fall sequences of robots that minimize joint/articulation injuries, and the damage of valuable body parts is proposed. These fall sequences can be activated/triggered by the robot in case of a detected unintentional fall or an intentional fall, which are common events in humanoid soccer environments. The methodology is human-based and requires the use of a realistic simulator as development tool. The obtained results show that fall sequences designed using the proposed method produce less damage than standard, uncontrolled falls.