DocumentCode
1406832
Title
Sliding and hopping gaits for the underactuated Acrobot
Author
Berkemeier, Matthew D. ; Fearing, Ronald S.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Aerosp. & Mech. Eng., Boston Univ., MA, USA
Volume
14
Issue
4
fYear
1998
fDate
8/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
629
Lastpage
634
Abstract
An example of a planar hopping robot is considered, which has only one actuated joint. Simulations demonstrate that the robot can perform both sliding and hopping gaits, despite the fact that almost all other hopping robots have at least two actuated joints
Keywords
closed loop systems; feedback; legged locomotion; robot dynamics; hopping gaits; planar hopping robot; sliding gaits; underactuated Acrobot; Australia; Intelligent robots; Intelligent sensors; Legged locomotion; Machine intelligence; Mobile robots; Reflection; Robot sensing systems; Robotics and automation; Sonar navigation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Robotics and Automation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1042-296X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/70.704235
Filename
704235
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