Design of a multi-directional variable stiffness leg for dynamic running

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn 10 PART A, Issue , 2008, Pages 73-80

  Galloway, Kevin C ^a   Clark, Jonathan E ^b   Koditschek, Daniel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; STIFFNESS; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; MECHANISMS;

DYNAMIC RUNNING; GAIT CONTROL; AUTONOMOUS DYNAMICS; DESIGN AND MANUFACTURES; LEGGED LOCOMOTION; LOCOMOTION SYSTEM; SPATIAL COMPLIANCE; THREE DIMENSIONS; VARIABLE STIFFNESS;

GAIT ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS;

EID: 44349148368     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2007-41318     Document Type: Conference Paper

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