Three Uses for Springs in Legged Locomotion

The International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 53-61

  Alexander, R Mcn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPRINGS;

LEGGED LOCOMOTION; POGO STICK PRINCIPLE;

ROBOTS, INDUSTRIAL;

EID: 0025418698     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/027836499000900205     Document Type: Article

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