FORTE: Task-Adaptive Force Capability Optimization for Mobile Manipulators
arXiv:2609.21497v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Effective physical interaction control in robotic manipulation requires not only kinematically feasible motion but also sufficient force-interaction capability. Existing redundancy resolution methods often ignore task-specific force demands or maximize the force capability indiscriminately, sacrificing dexterity when large force margins are unnecessary. We propose a task-oriented force capability optimization framework for redundant mobile manipul
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arXiv:2609.21497v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Effective physical interaction control in robotic manipulation requires not only kinematically feasible motion but also sufficient force-interaction capability. Existing redundancy resolution methods often ignore task-specific force demands or maximize the force capability indiscriminately, sacrificing dexterity when large force margins are unnecessary. We propose a task-oriented force capability optimization framework for redundant mobile manipulators. A Vision-Language Model (VLM) infers object physical properties from an RGB image and a task description, generating a desired task-force sequence that captures gravitational and inertial demands. We then define a task-oriented force capability metric as the signed distance between a task-force uncertainty ball and the dynamic residual force polytope (RFP), quantifying compatibility between task demands and the robot's remaining actuation capacity. This metric is incorporated, alongside manipulability, joint-limit avoidance, trajectory smoothness, and base-oscillation suppression, into a whole-body multi-objective trajectory-optimization problem. Experiments on a mobile manipulator performing lifting and single-point-holding tasks under varying payload conditions demonstrate that the proposed method provides sufficient force capability for heavy loads while preserving high manipulability for light loads. This yields a task-adaptive balance that fixed capability-maximizing baselines (RFP inscribed radius, RFP cone) and manipulability-only optimization fail to achieve. The core implementation is publicly available at https://github.com/yeying256/FORTE.
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Originally published at arxiv.org.
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Source: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.21497
