Delft Pneumatic Bipeds

• Main Authors: Wisse, Martijn (Author), Linde, Richard Q. van der (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Series: Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, 34
• Subjects: Engineering.; Artificial intelligence.; System theory.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics).; Systems Theory, Control.

Walking is simple for most of us, but two-legged robots (bipeds) are often slow, complex, inefficient, heavy, and have robotic-looking motions. What makes human walking so graceful? Can this be replicated with human-like robots? Martijn Wisse and Richard Q. van der Linde provide a detailed descripti...

Table of Contents:

• Passive Dynamic Walking
• Baps; Pneumatic Actuation
• Mike; How to Keep from Falling Forward
• Max; Adding the Upper Body
• Denise; Sideways Stability
• Discussion and Future Research Directions.