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Investigate differences between Cassie models, and select one #17

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mposa opened this issue Jul 18, 2018 · 1 comment
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Investigate differences between Cassie models, and select one #17

mposa opened this issue Jul 18, 2018 · 1 comment
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mposa commented Jul 18, 2018

There are currently multiple Cassie models with slightly different parameters.

  1. A Gazebo (SDF) simulation from Agility: https://github.com/agilityrobotics/cassie-gazebo-sim
  2. A MuJoCo model from OSU: https://github.com/osudrl/cassie-mujoco-sim
  3. Kinematic documentation from Agility: https://github.com/agilityrobotics/agility-cassie-doc/wiki/Kinematic-Model
  4. A URDF from Harvard: https://github.com/kuindersma/cassie-model
  5. The cassie_v2 version currently checked into dairlib

Notable differences include:

  • The Gazebo simulation uses <gearbox> elements in SDF, which (1) add extra mass and (2) create a transmission ratio. The associated Gazebo plugin, however, inverts the transmission ratio.
  • cassie_v2 is based originally on the Harvard model. Both neglect the plantar linkage. We currently treat the Achilles linkage as a massless distance constraint. The effect of the removed masses should be better compensated for.

Ultimately, we just need to look over these models, understand any differences, and settle on a URDF/SDF to use.

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Short note: cassie_v2 doesn't have effort limits in toe motors

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