Multilegged walker design - The joint torque versus workspace compromise

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 211, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 477-488

  Howard, D ^a   Zhang, S J ^a   Sanger, D J ^a   Miao, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design; Joint torque; Legged robots; Walking machines; Workspace

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; TORQUE CONTROL; UNIVERSAL JOINTS;

MULTILEGGED WALKERS;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 0031373960     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406971521872     Document Type: Review

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