Self-Stabilizing Dynamics for a Quadruped Robot and Extension Toward Running on Rough Terrain

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-12

  Zhang, Zu Guang ^a   Kimura, Hiroshi ^b   Fukuoka, Yasuhiro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

^c IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

adaptation; delayed feedback control (DFC); quasi passive running; rhythm generator; self stabilizing

Indexed keywords

FEEDBACK CONTROL; MULTIPURPOSE ROBOTS; ROBUST CONTROL;

ADAPTATION; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DELAYED FEEDBACK CONTROL; PASSIVE RUNNING; QUADRUPED ROBOTS; QUASI-PASSIVE RUNNING; RHYTHM GENERATOR; ROUGH TERRAINS; SELF-STABILIZING;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 58249088971     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2007.p0003     Document Type: Article

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