Series compliance for an efficient running gait

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 42-51

  Hurst, Jonathan W ^a   Rizzi, Alfred A ^b  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

^b Boston Dynamics   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuation; Actuators; Collision avoidance; Leg; Legged locomotion; Robots; Series compliance; Software; Springs

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONCURRENCY CONTROL; DYNAMICS; ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSORS; ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICS; MECHATRONICS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; REDUCTION; TECHNOLOGY;

ACTUATION; ACTUATORS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DYNAMIC CONTROLS; DYNAMIC SYSTEMS; LEG; LEGGED LOCOMOTION; MECHANICAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL SYSTEM; NATURAL DYNAMICS; ROBOTS; RUNNING-IN; SERIES COMPLIANCE; SOFTWARE; SOFTWARE CONTROL; SPECIFIC TASKS; SPRINGS; UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 52949148182     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2008.927693     Document Type: Article

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