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Record Number1631
Reference TypeJournal Article
Author(s)Kotosaka, S.;Schaal, S.
Year2001
TitleSynchronized robot drumming by neural oscillator
Journal/Conference/Book TitleJournal of the Robotics Society of Japan
Keywordsmovement primitives, behaviors, dynamic systems, computational motor control, attractor landscapes, humanoid robotics, drumming, synchronization, best annual paper award of the japanese robotics society

Abstract

Sensory-motor integration is one of the key issues in robotics. In this paper, we propose an approach to rhythmic arm movement control that is synchronized with an external signal based on exploiting a simple neural oscillator network. Trajectory generation by the neural oscillator is a biologically inspired method that can allow us to generate a smooth and continuous trajectory. The parameter tuning of the oscillators is used to generate a synchronized movement with wide intervals. We adopted the method for the drumming task as an example task. By using this method, the robot can realize synchronized drumming with wide drumming intervals in real time. The paper also shows the experimental results of drumming by a humanoid robot.
Notesclmc
Volume19
Number1
Pages116-123
Short TitleSynchronized robot drumming by neural oscillator

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