Exploiting natural dynamics for energy minimization using an actuator with adjustable stiffness (AwAS)

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 4632-4637

  Jafari, Amir ^a   Tsagarakis, Nikos G ^a   Caldwell, Darwin G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY MINIMIZATION; NATURAL DYNAMICS; REAL TIME; SPRING ELEMENT; VARIABLE FREQUENCIES; VARIABLE STIFFNESS;

ACTUATORS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ROBOTICS;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 84864432445     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICRA.2011.5979979     Document Type: Conference Paper

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