• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.843-848
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• 2007

This paper introduced an automatic generation method of falling motions for humanoid robots to minimize a damage. The proposed approach used a GA based optimization technique to find a set of joint trajectories which minimize a damage of the falling over and down. A couple of fitness functions are provided to generate various falling motions. To verify the proposed method, experiments for falling motions were executed for Sony QRIO robot in Webots simulation environments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.77-81
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• 2007

본 논문은 휴머노이드 로봇의 넘어짐 자세 시 충격량 최소화를 위한 GA 기반의 자세 자동 생성 방법을 제안한다. 관절 공간에서 관절각의 최적 조합으로 충격량을 최소화 할 수 있는 자세의 자동 생성 기법을 구현하였다. 제안된 기법의 검증을 위하여 Sony QRIO 로봇에 대해서 ODE 기반 물리적 특성의 시뮬레이션이 가능한 Webots를 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.713-725
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• 2004

The two-dimensional motion of a freely falling circular cylinder in an infinite fluid is investigated numerically using combined formulation. The effect of vortex shedding on the motion of a freely falling cylinder is clearly seen: as the streamwise velocity of the cylinder increases due to gravity, the periodic vortex shedding induces a periodic motion of the cylinder. This motion in turn affects the flow field, which is manifested by the generation of the angular velocity vector of the cylinder parallel to the cross product of the gravitational acceleration vector and the transverse velocity vector of the cylinder. A correlation of St-Re relationship for a freely falling circular cylinder is drawn from the present results. The Strouhal number for a freely falling circular cylinder is found to be smaller than that for a fixed circular cylinder when the two Reynolds numbers based on the streamwise terminal velocity of a freely failing circular cylinder and the free stream velocity of a fixed one are the same. From "thought experiments", it is shown that the transverse motion of the cylinder plays a crucial role in reducing the Strouhal number and has an effect of reducing the Reynolds number from the viewpoint of the pressure coefficient. The mechanism of this reduction in the Strouhal number is revealed by the fact that the freely falling cylinder experiences a smaller lift force than the fixed one due to the transverse motion resulting in the retardation of the vortex shedding.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.280-285
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• 2009

This paper introduced an automatic generation method of falling motions for humanoid robots to minimize a damage. The proposed approach used a PGA based optimization technique to find a set of joint trajectories which minimize a damage of the falling over and down. Injection-migration PGA technique is introduced and compared with EMO and various migration topologies. To verify the proposed method, experiments for falling motions were executed for Sony QRIO robot in Webots simulation environments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 2008.04a
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• pp.343-346
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• 2008

휴머노이드 로봇이 넘어질 경우, 충격에 의한 손상이 발생할수 있다. 이를 최소화하는 넘어짐 자세의 생성을 위하여 개선된 PGA 기반의 탐색기법을 제안한다. 다목적함수를 고려한 군집 간 이주방식의 효율적 조합을 통해 넘어짐 충격을 최소화하는 각 관절 궤적을 구할수 있도록 하였다. 제안된 기법의 검증을 위하여 Sony QRIO 로봇에 대해서 ODE 기반의 Webots 시뮬레이션을 이용하여 실험을 수행하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.24 no.1 s.190
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• pp.85-92
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• 2007

In the present study, three-dimensional motion analyses were performed to determine biomechanics of the lower extremity in unexpected missing foot steps for ten healthy young volunteers. In unexpected missing foot steps, the whole plantar surface of the foot or the heel contacted to the ground. A rapid ankle dorsiflexion was found right after missing foot steps and an increased plantarflexion moment was noted during loading response. After the unexpected situation, the breaking force increased rapidly. At this time, both tibialis anterior and soleus were simultaneously activated. Moreover, the range of motion at ankle, knee and hip significantly decreased during stance. In pre-swing, rectus femoris and biceps femoris prevented the collapse of the lower limbs. During late stance, propulsive forces decreased and thus, both plantarflexion moment and power generation were significantly reduced. On the opposite side, hip extension and pelvic upward motion during terminal swing were significant. Due to the shortened pre-swing, the energy generation at the ankle to push sufficiently off the ground was greatly reduced. This preliminary study would be helpful to understand the biomechanics of unexpected dynamic perturbations and valuable to prevent frequent falling of the elderly and patients with gait disorders.