MACCEPA, the mechanically adjustable compliance and controllable equilibrium position actuator: Design and implementation in a biped robot

Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 761-768

  Van Ham, Ronald ^a   Vanderborght, Bram ^a   Van Damme, Michaël ^a   Verrelst, Björn ^a   Lefeber, Dirk ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Actuators; Adjustable compliance; Compliance control; Equilibrium position; Spring

Indexed keywords

MOTION PLANNING; ROBOTICS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TORQUE;

COMPLIANCE CONTROL; QUASI LINEAR FUNCTION;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 34548671823     PISSN: 09218890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.robot.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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