Passive dynamic of the simplest walking model: Replacing ramps with stairs

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1314-1325

  Tehrani Safa, Ali ^a   Saadat, Mohammad Ghaffari ^a   Naraghi, Mahyar ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Passive; Simplest walking model; Stability; Stepping motion

Indexed keywords

CHAOTIC SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

PASSIVE WALKING; SIMPLEST WALKING MODELS; STEPPING MOTION;

ROBOTIC ARMS;

EID: 34250884602     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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