QR-SCAN: Traversable Region Scan for Quadruped Robot Exploration using Lightweight Precomputed Trajectory

Oct 12, 2021ยท
Eungchang Mason Lee
,
Donguk Seo
,
Jinwoo Jeon
,
Hyun Myungโ€ 
Corresponding author

We propose QR-SCAN, a lightweight local exploration planner that selects safe and traversable trajectories for quadruped robots by combining kinodynamics-aware precomputed motion primitives with strict two-step cylindrical collision and traversability checks in a receding-horizon manner.