In this paper a multijoint robot for sewer inspection tasks is presented. In order to increase the operating scope the robot has been made able to run round or over obstacles, to ...
In this paper, we present the design, modeling and preliminary control of RHex, an autonomous dynamically stable hexapod possessing merely six actuated degrees of freedom (at the ...
Uluc Saranli, Martin Buehler, Daniel E. Koditschek
A haptic interface controlled in impedance mode should present its user with a uniform force capability matching the human hand. This paper reviews a mechanism design methodology ...
This paper presents a vision-based tracking system suitable for autonomous robot vehicle guidance. The system includes a head with three on-board CCD cameras, which can be mounted...
This paper reports the mechanical design, structural analysis, and experimental veri cation of a new high performance semi-direct drive robot arm. A design optimization methodolog...
Jaydeep Roy, Randal P. Goldberg, Louis L. Whitcomb
— We present a hydro-elastic actuator that has a linear spring intentionally placed in series between the hydraulic piston and actuator output. The spring strain is measured to g...