Research topics

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Reinforcement Learning and Deep Learning

R. Orsolino, O. Melon, S. Gangapurwala, M. Geisert, I. Havoutis and M. Fallon, Rapid stability margin estimation for contact-rich locomotion,
IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2021
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S. Gangapurwala, M. Geisert, R. Orsolino, I. Havoutis and M. Fallon, RLOC: Terrain-Aware Legged Locomotion using Reinforcement Learning and Optimal Control,
IEEE Transactions on Robotics (TRO), 2022
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S. Gangapurwala, M. Geisert, R. Orsolino, I. Havoutis and M. Fallon, Real-time trajectory adaptation for quadrupedal locomotion using deep reinforcement learning,
IEEE IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2021
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Real-time perceptive and receding-horizon motion planning

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O. Melon, R. Orsolino, D. Surovik, M. Geisert, I. Havoutis and M. Fallon, Receding-horizon perceptive trajectory optimization for dynamic legged locomotion with learned initialization,
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2021
M. Focchi, R. Orsolino, M. Camurri, V. Barasuol, C. Mastalli, D.G. Caldwell and C. Semini, Heuristic Planning for Rough Terrain Locomotion in Presence of External Disturbances and Variable Perception Quality,
Springer Tracts on Advanced Robotics (STAR), 2019

Torque limits and simplified dynamic models

Related publications:

R. Orsolino, Actuation Aware Simplified Dynamic Models for Robotic Legged Locomotion,
PhD dissertation, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Genova, Italy, 2019
R. Orsolino, M. Focchi, S. Caron, G. Raiola, V. Barasuol and C. Semini, Feasible Region: an Actuation-Aware Extension of the Support Region,
Transactions on Robotics (TRO), 2020
R. Orsolino, M. Focchi, C. Mastalli, H. Dai, D.G. Caldwell and C. Semini, Application of Wrench-Based Feasibility Analysis to the Online Trajectory Optimization of Legged Robots,
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (RA-L), 2018