New Joint Design to Create a More Natural and Efficient Biped

This paper presents a human-oriented approach to design the mechanical architecture and the joint controller for a biped robot. Starting from the analysis of the human lower limbs, we figured out which features of the human legs are fundamental for a correct walking motion, and can be adopted in the...

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Main Authors: Giuseppina Gini, Umberto Scarfogliero, Michele Folgheraiter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11762320902734190
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