Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile MachinesRobotic technology advances for a wide variety of applications Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines explores the increasing interest in real-world robotics and the surge in research and invention it has inspired. Featuring the latest advances from leading robotics labs around the globe, this book presents solutions for perennial challenges in robotics and suggests directions for future research. With applications ranging from personal services and entertainment to emergency rescue and extreme environment intervention, the groundbreaking work presented here provides a glimpse of the future. |
Contents
Evolving a CPG controller for a biped robot with neuromodulation | 17 |
Virtual prototype of the fourlegged walking machine BISAM | 33 |
Biomimetic leg design for untethered quadruped gallop | 49 |
A remote distributed neural controller biologically inspired for control | 63 |
Natural control of springlike running optimized selfstabilization | 81 |
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