# Long-time Self-body Image Acquisition and its Application to the Control of Musculoskeletal Structures

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.05293 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2404.05293/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 8 Apr 2024.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Imitation Learning with Additional Constraints on Motion Style using Parametric Bias](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2407.08057/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

The tendon-driven musculoskeletal humanoid has many benefits that human beings have, but the modeling of its complex muscle and bone structures is difficult and conventional model-based controls cannot realize intended movements. Therefore, a learning control mechanism that acquires nonlinear relationships between joint angles, muscle tensions, and muscle lengths from the actual robot is necessary. In this study, we propose a system which runs the learning control mechanism for a long time to keep the self-body image of the musculoskeletal humanoid correct at all times. Also, we show that the musculoskeletal humanoid can conduct position control, torque control, and variable stiffness control using this self-body image. We conduct a long-time self-body image acquisition experiment lasting 3 hours, evaluate variable stiffness control using the self-body image, etc., and discuss the superiority and practicality of the self-body image acquisition of musculoskeletal structures, comprehensively.