Analysis of wave gaits for energy efficiency

Autonomous Robots

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 213-230

  Erden, Mustafa Suphi ^a   Leblebicioǧlu, Kemal ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Energy; Gait; Locomotion; Six legged robot; Stability; Walking; Wave gaits

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MOBILE ROBOTS; PHASE STABILITY;

SIX-LEGGED ROBOT; WAVE GAITS;

GAIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 34548498637     PISSN: 09295593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10514-007-9041-z     Document Type: Article

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