Motion Generation Considering Physical Consistency

Generated Walk Motion
Fig.1  Generated Walk Motion

Comparison between Motion Capture Data and Generated Motion
Fig.2  Comparison between Motion Capture Data and Generated Motion

Outline

    Applying motion data obtained from motion capture, for example, to a humanoid robot does not result in similar motion because of the mismatch of dynamic property between the robot and the subject. Physical consistency represents the condition that a motion is physically feasible for a robot. The goal of this research is to develop a method for generating physically consistent motion patterns.

    Figure 1 shows a walk motion generated by our method. We compare the original motion capture data and the generated motion in Figure 2.



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  • K. Yamane and Y. Nakamura: "Dynamics Filter - Concept and Implementation of On-Line Motion Generator for Human Figures," Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, pp.688-695, San Francisco, CA, April 2000.
  • K. Yamane and Y. Nakamura: "Dynamics Filter: Towards Real-Time and Interactive Motion Generator for Human Figures," Proceedings of Workshop on Interactive Robotics and Entertainment, pp.27-34, Pittsburgh, PA, April 2000.
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  • K. Yamane and Y. Nakamura: "Interactive Motion Generation of Humanoid Robots via Dynamics Filter," Proceedings of First RAS/RSJ Workshop on Humanoid Robots, 54, Boston, MA, September 2000.


Awards, Patents
  • Research Promotion Prize, the Robotics Society of Japan in 2000

  • Best Conference Paper Award, the Robotics and Mechatronics Division of Japan Society for Mechanical Engineers in 2003


Members

DongHeui Lee, Hirotoshi Kunori

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