RSS15 WS on Towards a Unifying Framework for Whole-body and Manipulation Control
- Francesco Nori Robotics Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia.
- Maximo A. Roa DLR German Aerospace Center, Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics. 
- Daniele Pucci Robotics Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department, Istituto Italiano di Tecnolgia. .
- Edoardo Farnioli Advanced Robotics Department, Istituto Italiano di Tecnolgia.
- Marco Gabbicini Department of Mechanical, Nuclear and Production Engineering, University of Pisa.
- Antonio Bicchi Istituto Italiano di Tecnolgia and Research Center "E. Piaggio'', University of Pisa.
Abstract:
Manipulation and whole-body motion control are two of the most active research areas in the robotic community. Interestingly enough, there are structural similari- ties between the mathematical models of a robotic hand manipulating an object and a humanoid robot in contact with the environment. For instance, both systems are redun- dant, underactuated, and constrained by the interaction with the environment. Despite these similarities, manipulation and whole-body control have developed along different directions by two hardly connected communities. The relevant differences arise in the modelling of the contacts (e.g. soft-finger contacts vs. rigid contacts), in the adopted stability criteria (e.g. force closure vs. zero moment point conditions), and in the sim- plified models used for control design (e.g. quasi-static manipulation vs. linear inverted pendulum model).
The goal of the present workshop is to invite experts in manipulation and whole-body control to discuss similarities and differences in their respective research areas. Speakers will be invited to discuss the possibility of developing a unique framework that allows both manipulation and whole-body motion control.
Topics:
- Contacts planning and control
- Whole-body and manipulation control
- Compliant whole-body and manipulation control
- Underactuated dynamics
- Control and optimization for contact planning and control
Related IEEE technical committees:
- TC on "Humanoid Robotics"
- TC on "Whole-Body Control"
- TC on "Robotic Hands, Grasping and Manipulation"
- TC on "Mobile Manipulation"