Optimization of legged robot locomotion by control of foot-force distribution

Transactions of the Institute of Measurement and Control

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 311-323

  Jiang, W Y ^a   Liu, A M ^a   Howard, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foot force distribution; Force control; Friction duty factor; Legged robots; Locomotion performance

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FORCE CONTROL; FRICTION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MOTION CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION;

FOOT-FORCE DISTRIBUTION; FRICTION DUTY FACTOR; LEGGED ROBOTS; LOCOMOTION PERFORMANCE; ROBOT LOCOMOTION;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 6344292330     PISSN: 01423312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0142331204tm124oa     Document Type: Article

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