Kinematics, dynamics and power consumption analyses for turning motion of a six-legged robot

Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems: Theory and Applications

Volumn 74, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 663-688

  Roy, Shibendu Shekhar ^a   Pratihar, Dilip Kumar ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Feet forces; Kinematics; Six legged robot; Specific energy consumption; Turning motion

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR VELOCITY; BIPED LOCOMOTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; INVERSE KINEMATICS; KINEMATICS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; REAL TIME CONTROL; ROBOTS;

FEET FORCES; FOOT FORCE DISTRIBUTION; KINEMATICS AND DYNAMICS; POWER CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS; SIX-LEGGED ROBOTS; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TURNING MOTION;

TURNING;

EID: 84905669379     PISSN: 09210296     EISSN: 15730409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10846-013-9850-6     Document Type: Article

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