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Physics-Informed Learning for the Friction Modeling of High-Ratio Harmonic Drives

16 October 2024
Ines Sorrentino
Giulio Romualdi
Fabio Bergonti
Giuseppe L’Erario
Silvio Traversaro
Daniele Pucci
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Abstract

This paper presents a scalable method for friction identification in robots equipped with electric motors and high-ratio harmonic drives, utilizing Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINN). This approach eliminates the need for dedicated setups and joint torque sensors by leveraging the robo\v{t}s intrinsic model and state data. We present a comprehensive pipeline that includes data acquisition, preprocessing, ground truth generation, and model identification. The effectiveness of the PINN-based friction identification is validated through extensive testing on two different joints of the humanoid robot ergoCub, comparing its performance against traditional static friction models like the Coulomb-viscous and Stribeck-Coulomb-viscous models. Integrating the identified PINN-based friction models into a two-layer torque control architecture enhances real-time friction compensation. The results demonstrate significant improvements in control performance and reductions in energy losses, highlighting the scalability and robustness of the proposed method, also for application across a large number of joints as in the case of humanoid robots.

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