Human equilibrium control principles implemented into a biped humanoid robot

CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, Courses and Lectures

Volumn 487, Issue , 2006, Pages 271-278

  Mergner, T ^a   Huethe, F ^a   Maurer, C ^a   Ament, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ankle Angle; Biped Robot; Body Inertia; Sensor Fusion; Torque Sensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950282062     PISSN: 02541971     EISSN: 23093706     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/3-211-38927-X_35     Document Type: Chapter

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