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Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2015
Applicant:

X Development Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Junichi Urata, Tokyo, JP;

Yoshito Ito, Tokyo, JP;

Masaki Hamafuji, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

X Development LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/18 (2006.01); G01L 25/00 (2006.01); B25J 5/00 (2006.01); B25J 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 25/00 (2013.01); B25J 5/00 (2013.01); B25J 9/162 (2013.01); B25J 9/1607 (2013.01); B25J 9/1692 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

An implementation may involve causing a foot of a robot to orient in a first position, where the foot comprises a sole configured to contact a surface, where the sole comprises a first edge and a second edge, and where in the first position: (i) the first edge contacts the surface, and (ii) a zero moment point (ZMP) is located on the first edge; receiving, from a force sensor, (i) first force data indicative of a first force and (ii) first moment data indicative of a first moment; determining a calibration of the force sensor based at least in part on the first force data, the first moment data, and a distance between the ZMP and a measurement location on the robot; and while the robot is engaged in bipedal movement, controlling the bipedal movement of the robot based at least in part on the calibration.


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