Dynamic locomotion of a biomorphic quadruped 'Tekken' robot using various gaits: Walk, trot, free-gait and bound

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-71

  Fukuoka, Y ^a   Kimura, H ^b  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central pattern generator; Dynamic walking; Legged locomotion gait; Quadruped robot; Running

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DYNAMICS; LANDFORMS; MULTIPURPOSE ROBOTS; ROBOTS;

CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR; DYNAMIC WALKING; LEGGED LOCOMOTION; QUADRUPED ROBOTS; RUNNING;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 67749099443     PISSN: 11762322     EISSN: 17542103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11762320902734208     Document Type: Article

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