Abstract
We developed a quadruped robot which can take various postures, e.g. lying on the floor and standing on the knees. When the limbs are free from supporting the body of the robot, they can serve as arms. Up to two limbs can be freed from supporting the body when the robot stands on the knees. The motion of the robot is constrained if it maintains current contact with the floor. This paper analyzes possible motions of the robot to maintain current contact. We show that even if the same parts of the robot are in contact with the floor, there exist singular postures at which the body of the robot has an additional degree of freedom.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2366-2371 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation |
| Volume | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 Jan 1 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA99 - Detroit, MI, USA Duration: 1999 May 10 → 1999 May 15 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering