Body randomization reduces the sim-to-real gap for compliant quadruped locomotion
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- Alexander Vandesompele, Gabriel Urbain, Hossain Mahmud, Francis wyffels (UGent) and Joni Dambre (UGent)
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- Abstract
- Designing controllers for compliant, underactuated robots is challenging and usually requires a learning procedure. Learning robotic control in simulated environments can speed up the process whilst lowering risk of physical damage. Since perfect simulations are unfeasible, several techniques are used to improve transfer to the real world. Here, we investigate the impact of randomizing body parameters during learning of CPG controllers in simulation. The controllers are evaluated on our physical quadruped robot. We find that body randomization in simulation increases chances of finding gaits that function well on the real robot.
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- DESIGN, compliant robotics, quadruped control, knowledge transfer, simulation-reality gap, dynamics randomization
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8614197
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- Vandesompele, Alexander, et al. “Body Randomization Reduces the Sim-to-Real Gap for Compliant Quadruped Locomotion.” FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS, vol. 13, Frontiers Media Sa, 2019, doi:10.3389/fnbot.2019.00009.
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- Vandesompele, A., Urbain, G., Mahmud, H., wyffels, F., & Dambre, J. (2019). Body randomization reduces the sim-to-real gap for compliant quadruped locomotion. FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2019.00009
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- Vandesompele, Alexander, Gabriel Urbain, Hossain Mahmud, Francis wyffels, and Joni Dambre. 2019. “Body Randomization Reduces the Sim-to-Real Gap for Compliant Quadruped Locomotion.” FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbot.2019.00009.
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- Vandesompele, Alexander, Gabriel Urbain, Hossain Mahmud, Francis wyffels, and Joni Dambre. 2019. “Body Randomization Reduces the Sim-to-Real Gap for Compliant Quadruped Locomotion.” FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS 13. doi:10.3389/fnbot.2019.00009.
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- 1.Vandesompele A, Urbain G, Mahmud H, wyffels F, Dambre J. Body randomization reduces the sim-to-real gap for compliant quadruped locomotion. FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS. 2019;13.
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- [1]A. Vandesompele, G. Urbain, H. Mahmud, F. wyffels, and J. Dambre, “Body randomization reduces the sim-to-real gap for compliant quadruped locomotion,” FRONTIERS IN NEUROROBOTICS, vol. 13, 2019.
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