The approach anthropomorphic robots experiencing a renewed interest in robotics intervention and service as bipeds robots can travel without special adaptation to a human environment. The robot Bip 2000, which will be presented at the Universal Exhibition in Hanover from May to September 2000, must be able to walk so anthropomorphic in the absence of barriers on a horizontal or slanted and ascend or descend stairs. Why a biped robot? The walking robots have compared to their counterparts wheeled several advantages: crossing barriers very easy way to lower ground, better adaptability. If robots multimode can cover large areas of non-manufacturing robotic exploration, maintenance, intervention, they are not suitable to the accompaniment of man in his personal or professional activities. That is why the world community of walking robots now devotes much of its research to so-called humanoid systems. The walking robot android P3 Honda is a realization of exceptional quality, but the laws of command are relatively simple. The objective of the project Bip 2000 is at a different level. There is no research to create a humanoid comprehensive or gain autonomy, particularly energy, but to pursue a & brkbar; mechanical design original legs coupled with the study of new techniques of Control. Bip 2000 has two legs with 2 joints at the ankle, knee joint and flexion / extension to the hip and a basin to 7 degrees of freedom.
What are the objectives of the project?
Bip 2000 is a research, advanced experiments and demonstrations. The automatic systems subjected to impact and links unilateral and integration techniques of control and command system are the challenges that the project sought to address. A complete software environment for the specification, formal verification and programming real-time automatic control / command has been developed. It was made with the system ORCADD whose strength has been greatly improved.
How do the work of this project?
The design and implementation mechanics are taken care of by the Laboratory of Mechanics of Solids of Poi tiers. The project Bip and the Service means robotic INRIA Rhone-Alpes address the problems of gait analysis and the control and command real-time collaboration with the laboratory automatic Grenoble (ENSIEG). Two copies of the robot have been made. The first was held in a kind of walker and has already made its first moves. The second, more complete, will achieve real three-dimensional movements in early 2000. It will be equipped later an ultrasonic sensor to detect in space.