RHex: A simple and highly mobile hexapod robot

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Saranli U., Buehler M., Kodıtschek D.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH, cilt.20, ss.616-631, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/02783640122067570
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.616-631
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: legged locomotion, hexapod robot, clock driven, mobility, autonomy, biomimesis, LEGGED LOCOMOTION, DESIGN, SYSTEM
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In this paper, the authors describe the design and control cf, RHex, a power autonomous, untethered, compliant-legged hexapod robot. RHex has only six actuators-one motor located at each hip-achieving mechanical simplicity that promotes reliable and robust operation in real-world tasks. Empirically stable and highly maneuverable locomotion arises from a very simple clock-driven, open-loop tripod gait. The legs rotate full circle, thereby preventing the common problem of toe stubbing in the protraction (swing) phase. An extensive suite of experimental results documents the robot's significant "intrinsic mobility"-the traversal of rugged, broken, and obstacle-ridden ground without any terrain sensing or actively controlled adaptation. RHex achieves fast and robust forward locomotion traveling at speeds up to one body length per second and traversing height variations well exceeding its body clearance.