Software architecture for humanoids

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Description

    The architecture on development for the RH series of humanoid robots, follows a three layered model: Organization, Coordination & Execution.

    The first covers the high level functionality like the HMI, the trajectory generation, the pilot (in a mobile robot fashion), etc.
The second one, Coordination, basically translate the high level commands into drivers commands. Also, must coordinate the movement of the 21 joints and manage the robot state.
    The last layer cover the software need to manage a field bus use to comunicate all joint drivers with the central unit.

    The fuctionalities aforementioned are what the software team is developing nowadays. In a middle term, the software odn development should fulfill more complex features, like a pseudo-ZMP feedback, a sensorized head and more complex high-level tasks.

    The final objective of this development is to bring a modular, scalable, real-time and easy-to-use platform for the development of humanoid skills, human-humanoid interactions and service competences.

Entries:
Smooth and Accurate control of multiple Shape Memory Alloys based actuators via low cost embedded hardware.
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. IROS 2012, Vilamoura, Portugal
A. Flores D. Copaci D. Blanco L. Moreno
A design methodology to allow scalability of EAP materials as actuators
3rd World Congress on Biomimetics, Artificial Muscles & Nano-Bio, 2006, Laussane, Switzerland
D. Fernandez L. Moreno
Characterization of IPMC using standard testing methods
Smart Structures and Materials., 2006, San Diego, USA
D. Fernandez L. Moreno
Actuator design using Electroactive materials
Smart Sensors Actuators and MEMS II. Microtechnologies for the New Millenium. , 2005, Sevilla, Spain
D. Fernandez L. Moreno
Towards standarization of EAP actuator test procedures
Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, USA
D. Fernandez L. Moreno
A bio-inspired EAP actuator design methodology
Smart Structures and Materials, 2005, San Diego, USA
D. Fernandez L. Moreno
Electroactive Polymer Actuator design for space applications
8th ESA Workshop on Advanced Space Technologies for Robotics and AutomationASTRA 2004, 2004, ESTEC, Noordwik, Netherlands
D. Fernandez L. Moreno

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