Abstract
In this paper, we propose the stiffness characteristics of compliant three segment leg that can have a self-stable region in slow and fast running. This proposition can contribute to reducing the control effort and enhancing the locomotion energy efficiency for the compliant three segment legged robot in slow and fast running. Previous research indicated that the running self-stable region of the spring-mass system is located in a relatively fast running region and that of the two segment leg is located in a relatively slow running region. In this paper, we analyze the stiffness characteristics of the spring-mass system and the two segment leg to explain the previous research results. From this analysis, we propose the stiffness characteristics of the compliant three segment leg with a self-stable region in slow and fast running. We further design the compliant three segment leg based on this proposition and check its structural stability. We examine the running self-stable region of this compliant three segment leg to determine whether it has a self-stable region in slow and fast running. We also examine the walking self-stable region of this compliant three segment leg.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5679-5687 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016, The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
Keywords
- Self-stability
- Stiffness characteristics
- Structural stability
- Three segment leg
