Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MECHANICS AND MATERIALS IN DESIGN
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 287-299Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10999-014-9274-x
Keywords
Mobile robot; Biped robot; Kinematotropic mechanism; Eight-bar linkage
Funding
- National Nature Science Foundations of China [51175029]
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In this paper, we propose a novel biped walking robot on the basis of a spatial eight-bar mechanism. The kinematotropic characteristic of the mechanism is investigated and the geometric constrains deriving the kinematotropy are specified. The mechanism possesses two motion branches with different degrees of freedom. A detailed kinematic analysis is presented for both motion branches. A biped/wheeled switchable robot is further designed. In the motion branch I, the mechanism is used as a biped walking mechanism. In the motion branch II, it is utilized as a wheeled robot and completes the switch process between two modes. At last, we demonstrate the gait motion of the robot in the biped mode and the switch process.
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