Jumping robots: A biomimetic solution to locomotion across rough terrain

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Armour, Rhodri ^a   Paskins, Keith ^a   Bowyer, Adrian ^a   Vincent, Julian ^a   Megill, William ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICALLY INSPIRED; CENTRE OF GRAVITY; FIRST PRINCIPLES; JUMPING MECHANISMS; LOCOMOTION TECHNIQUE; MATERIALS SELECTION; PERFORMANCE-LIMITING FACTORS; ROBOT LOCOMOTION;

BIOMIMETICS; LANDFORMS; ROBOTS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LOCOMOTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ROBOTICS;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ROBOTICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548648387     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/2/3/S01     Document Type: Conference Paper

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