Towards spiking analog hardware implementation of a trajectory interpolation mechanism for smooth closed-loop control of a spiking robot arm

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.17172v1
• Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 14:11:32 GMT
• Title: Towards spiking analog hardware implementation of a trajectory interpolation mechanism for smooth closed-loop control of a spiking robot arm
• Authors: Daniel Casanueva-Morato, Chenxi Wu, Giacomo Indiveri, Juan P. Dominguez-Morales, Alejandro Linares-Barranco,
• Abstract summary: We propose a closed-loop neuromorphic control system for an event-based robotic arm. The proposed system consists of a shifted Winner-Take-All spiking network and a spiking comparator network. To evaluate the system, we implemented and deployed the model on a mixed-signal analog-digital neuromorphic platform.
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• Abstract: Neuromorphic engineering aims to incorporate the computational principles found in animal brains, into modern technological systems. Following this approach, in this work we propose a closed-loop neuromorphic control system for an event-based robotic arm. The proposed system consists of a shifted Winner-Take-All spiking network for interpolating a reference trajectory and a spiking comparator network responsible for controlling the flow continuity of the trajectory, which is fed back to the actual position of the robot. The comparator model is based on a differential position comparison neural network, which governs the execution of the next trajectory points to close the control loop between both components of the system. To evaluate the system, we implemented and deployed the model on a mixed-signal analog-digital neuromorphic platform, the DYNAP-SE2, to facilitate integration and communication with the ED-Scorbot robotic arm platform. Experimental results on one joint of the robot validate the use of this architecture and pave the way for future neuro-inspired control of the entire robot.

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