A historical perspective of legged robots


Autoria(s): Silva, Manuel F.; Machado, J. A. Tenreiro
Data(s)

25/06/2014

25/06/2014

2007

Resumo

The objective of this paper is to present the evolution and the state-of-the-art in the area of legged locomotion systems. In a first phase different possibilities for implementing mobile robots are discussed, namely the case of artificial legged locomotion systems, while emphasizing their advantages and limitations. In a second phase a historical overview of the evolution of these systems is presented, bearing in mind several particular cases often considered as milestones of technological and scientific progress. After this historical timeline, some of the present-day systems are examined and their performance is analyzed. In a third phase the major areas of research and development that are presently being followed in the construction of legged robots are pointed out. Finally, some still unsolved problems that remain defying robotics research, are also addressed.

Identificador

DOI 10.1177/1077546307078276

1077-5463

1741-2986

http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/4568

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

SAGE Publications

Relação

Journal of Vibration and Control; Vol. 13, Issues 9-19

http://jvc.sagepub.com/content/13/9-10/1447.abstract

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #Locomotion #Walking robots #Biped robots #Humanoid robots
Tipo

article