The invention discloses a foot-
ground contact force
estimation and
terrain classification method of an ostrich-imitating
robot. The method comprises the steps that a foot-
ground contact force mapping matrix of the ostrich-imitating
robot is constructed, force-position
hybrid control is carried out, foot-
ground contact force is obtained according to the matrix and input torque of a plate spring to a
passive joint, and
terrain classification information is obtained after the ground contact state is judged; establishing a
terrain classification fusion model based on a weighted voting mechanism, and training the model according to
terrain classification information; and performing
terrain classification according to the
terrain classification information and the trained model. The foot-ground
contact force is estimated through the joint corner information of the
robot, no extra sensor needs to be installed, real-time and accurate foot-ground
contact force estimation and contact state obtaining are achieved, the problem that the performance of an ostrich-imitating robot
system is reduced or fails due to the fact that a
force sensor is prone to being damaged is effectively solved,
system configuration is simplified, and the
system reliability is improved. Foot-ground
contact force estimation and accurate terrain classification of the ostrich-imitating robot can be completed without depending on an external sensor.