A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
Geometry-Driven Embedded Control for Deterministic Quadruped Locomotion and Static CoM Regulation
Authors: Saukkio, Teemu; Mehdi, Syed; Haghbayan, Hashem
Editors: N/A
Conference name: European Control Conference
Publication year: 2026
Journal: European Control Conference
Book title : 2026 European Control Conference (ECC)
First page : 623
Last page: 630
ISBN: 979-8-3315-5755-3
eISBN: 978-3-907144-13-8
ISSN: 2996-8917
eISSN: 2996-8895
Publication's open availability at the time of reporting: No Open Access
Publication channel's open availability : No Open Access publication channel
Web address : https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11625326
We present a geometry-driven embedded controller for quadruped locomotion that blends short step vectors into continuous trajectories and biases the center of mass (CoM) toward a geometry-derived reference point. The framework unifies stance-swing scheduling, safety envelopes, and a static CoM-based offset mechanism, allowing smooth transitions across standing, posture editing, and locomotion. Implementation on a microcontroller-driven quadruped platform shows that the controller consistently converges the CoM towards geometric target and preserves phase continuity during both linear and turning motion, demonstrating embedded feasibility and phase-continuous locomotion under a lightweight geometric CoM guidance scheme.