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Effects of a passive dynamic walker’s mechanical parameters on foot-ground clearance

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Unlike human beings, a robot will fall without a sufficient walking foot-ground clearance, which is essential to a success walking. However, to obtain less calculating time and simpler analysis, foot scuffing is ignored in most studies during numerical simulations of passive dynamic walkers which can walk down a gentle slope and are actuated only by their own gravity. So this paper initials a study on the effects of a passive dynamic walker’s mechanical parameters on foot-ground clearance and the results can be used to make a further parameters optimization based on walking stability analysis. A passive dynamic walking model with a hip joint, knee joints, ankle joints and an upper body and a prototype were built and numerical simulations were implemented to analyze the effects of mechanical parameters on foot-ground clearance. Finally, the results were validated in prototype experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationManufacturing Technology, Electronics, Computer and Information Technology Applications
EditorsZhang Lin, Hongying Hu, Yajun Zhang, Jianguo Qiao, Jiamin Xu
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages279-284
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9783038353287
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 International Conference on Manufacturing Technology and Electronics Applications, ICMTEA 2014 - Taiyuan, China
Duration: 8 Nov 20149 Nov 2014

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume687-691
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference2014 International Conference on Manufacturing Technology and Electronics Applications, ICMTEA 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityTaiyuan
Period8/11/149/11/14

Keywords

  • Biped robot
  • Foot-ground clearance
  • Mechanical parameters
  • Passive dynamic walking

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