Wheel Locomotion of a Biped Robot Using Passive Rollers – Large Biped Robot Roller Walking Using a Variable-Curvature Truck –

Masaaki Kumagai; Kaoru Tamada

doi:10.20965/jrm.2008.p0206

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JRM Vol.20 No.2 pp. 206-212

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2008.p0206

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Wheel Locomotion of a Biped Robot Using Passive Rollers – Large Biped Robot Roller Walking Using a Variable-Curvature Truck –

Masaaki Kumagai^* and Kaoru Tamada^**

^*Tohoku Gakuin University

^**Iris Ohyama

Received:

September 27, 2007

Accepted:

November 30, 2007

Published:

April 20, 2008

Keywords:

biped robot, passive wheel, roller walk, leg-wheel hybrid

Abstract

This paper proposes the leg-wheel locomotion of a biped robot. The feet of the robot consist of wheels that move forward with the periodic motion of a leg under a double-leg support. There are many types of approach leg-wheel hybrid systems; however, biped system with passive wheels is rarely used. A special axle mechanism is introduced so that the wheels could smoothly track a curved path for propulsive motion. Finally, the robot achieves not only straight and circular motion but also pivoting motion that is significantly faster than walking, while implementing a minimal number of simple components. The concept of locomotion, function of the mechanism, and experimental results are described in this paper.

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M. Kumagai and K. Tamada, “Wheel Locomotion of a Biped Robot Using Passive Rollers – Large Biped Robot Roller Walking Using a Variable-Curvature Truck –,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.20 No.2, pp. 206-212, 2008.

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Wheel Locomotion of a Biped Robot Using Passive Rollers – Large Biped Robot Roller Walking Using a Variable-Curvature Truck –

Masaaki Kumagai* and Kaoru Tamada**

Masaaki Kumagai^* and Kaoru Tamada^**