A Novel Design of a Quadruped Robot for Research Purposes
Author(s) -
Yam Geva,
Amir Shapiro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of advanced robotic systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1729-8814
pISSN - 1729-8806
DOI - 10.5772/57351
Subject(s) - interfacing , computer science , robot , traverse , modular design , simulation , kinematics , robot control , inverse kinematics , terrain , mobile robot , control engineering , artificial intelligence , computer hardware , engineering , ecology , physics , geodesy , classical mechanics , biology , geography , operating system
This paper presents the design of a novel quadruped robot. The proposed design is characterized by a simple, modular design, and easy interfacing capabilities. The robot is built mostly from off-the-shelf components. The design includes four 3-DOF legs, the robot body and its electronics. The proposed robot is able to traverse rough terrain while carrying additional payloads. Such payloads can include both sensors and computational hardware. We present the robot design, the control system, and the forward and inverse kinematics of the robot, as well as experiments that are compared with simulation results
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