Pneumatic spring for legged walker

Paul Muench; Joseph Alexander; Kurt Aschenbeck; Roger Quinn

doi:10.1117/12.603746

27 May 2005 Pneumatic spring for legged walker

Paul Muench, Joseph Alexander, Kurt Aschenbeck, Roger Quinn

Proceedings Volume 5804, Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology VII; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603746
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Over the years, scientists and artists alike have imagined walking mechanisms that mimic the natural gait of humans and animals. Only recently have engineers begun to unravel the mystery of animal locomotion. Several walking robots have been built in the past few years [1]. An ongoing research problem with these robots is their inefficiency. Whereas animal locomotion is quite efficient, our efforts to mimic it have not been, with a few notable exceptions [2]. In this paper, we present a design for efficient legged locomotion, and we show the initial concept demonstration.

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Paul Muench, Joseph Alexander, Kurt Aschenbeck, and Roger Quinn "Pneumatic spring for legged walker", Proc. SPIE 5804, Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology VII, (27 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.603746

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