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System for controlling locomotion of legged walking robot

US5221883A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 27, 1991
Grant dateJun 22, 1993
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D57/032
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A servo system for controlling locomotion of a biped walking robot, made up of a body link and two leg linkages each connected to the body link by a first drive joint and each including knee and ankle joints, to follow up a target angle for each drive joint predetermined in series with respect to time such that the robot walks. In order to stabilize robot posture when it could turn over, the drive speed of the joints are feedback controlled in responsive with the robot turnover probability. Moreover, the predetermined robot gait is modified at such instance, for example, in such a manner that robot leg lands one of additionally preestablished candidate positions for robot leg landing.

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