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- Title
Synthesizing reconfigurable foot traces using a Klann mechanism.
- Authors
Sheba, Jaichandar Kulandaidaasan; Elara, Mohan Rajesh; Martínez-García, Edgar; Tan-Phuc, Le
- Abstract
Legged locomotion systems have been effective in numerous robotic missions, and such locomotion is especially useful for providing better mobility over irregular landscapes. However, locomotion capabilities of robots are often constrained by a limited range of gaits and the associated energy efficiency. This paper presents the design of a novel reconfigurable Klann mechanism capable of producing a variety of useful gait cycles. Such an approach opens up new research avenues, opportunities and applications. The position analysis problem that arises when dealing with reconfigurable Klann mechanisms was solved here using a bilateration method, which is a distance-based formulation. By changing the linkage configurations, our aim was to generate a set of useful gaits for a legged robotic platform. In this study, five gait patterns of interest were identified, analysed and discussed that validate the feasibility of our approach and considerably extend the capabilities of the original design.
- Subjects
RECONFIGURABLE robots; LOCOMOTION; DYNAMIC balance (Mechanics); ENERGY consumption; FEASIBILITY studies
- Publication
Robotica, 2017, Vol 35, Issue 1, p189
- ISSN
0263-5747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0263574715000089