An Energy-Saving Snake Locomotion Gait Policy Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2103.04511v1
• Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2021 02:06:44 GMT
• Title: An Energy-Saving Snake Locomotion Gait Policy Using Deep Reinforcement Learning
• Authors: Yilang Liu, Amir Barati Farimani
• Abstract summary: In this work, a snake locomotion gait policy is developed via deep reinforcement learning (DRL) for energy-efficient control. We apply proximal policy optimization (PPO) to each joint motor parameterized by angular velocity and the DRL agent learns the standard serpenoid curve at each timestep. Comparing to conventional control strategies, the snake robots controlled by the trained PPO agent can achieve faster movement and more energy-efficient locomotion gait.
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• Abstract: Snake robots, comprised of sequentially connected joint actuators, have recently gained increasing attention in the industrial field, like life detection in narrow space. Such robot can navigate through the complex environment via the cooperation of multiple motors located on the backbone. However, controlling the robots under unknown environment is challenging, and conventional control strategies can be energy inefficient or even fail to navigate to the destination. In this work, a snake locomotion gait policy is developed via deep reinforcement learning (DRL) for energy-efficient control. We apply proximal policy optimization (PPO) to each joint motor parameterized by angular velocity and the DRL agent learns the standard serpenoid curve at each timestep. The robot simulator and task environment are built upon PyBullet. Comparing to conventional control strategies, the snake robots controlled by the trained PPO agent can achieve faster movement and more energy-efficient locomotion gait. This work demonstrates that DRL provides an energy-efficient solution for robot control.

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