Jumping like an insect: Design and dynamic optimization of a jumping mini robot based on bio-mimetic inspiration

Mechatronics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 167-176

  Li, Fei ^a   Liu, Weiting ^a   Fu, Xin ^a   Bonsignori, Gabriella ^b   Scarfogliero, Umberto ^b   Stefanini, Cesare ^b   Dario, Paolo ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial saltatorial leg; Bionics; Jumping dynamics; Jumping robot

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; BIONICS; HIGH SPEED CAMERAS; PALLETS; ROBOTS;

ARTIFICIAL SALTATORIAL LEG; BIO-INSPIRED DESIGNS; BIO-MIMETIC RESEARCH; BIOLOGICAL MODELING; DESIGN AND DYNAMICS; DYNAMIC SIMILARITIES; JUMPING DYNAMICS; JUMPING ROBOT;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 84862783419     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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