Paper ID: 2406.13700

Reinforcement Learning-Based Model Matching to Reduce the Sim-Real Gap in COBRA

Adarsh Salagame, Harin Kumar Nallaguntla, Eric Sihite, Gunar Schirner, Alireza Ramezani

This paper employs a reinforcement learning-based model identification method aimed at enhancing the accuracy of the dynamics for our snake robot, called COBRA. Leveraging gradient information and iterative optimization, the proposed approach refines the parameters of COBRA's dynamical model such as coefficient of friction and actuator parameters using experimental and simulated data. Experimental validation on the hardware platform demonstrates the efficacy of the proposed approach, highlighting its potential to address sim-to-real gap in robot implementation.

Submitted: Jun 19, 2024