Steerable hopping six-legged robot

P. Younse; Hrand Aghazarian

doi:10.1117/12.781725

4 April 2008 Steerable hopping six-legged robot

P. Younse, Hrand Aghazarian

Proceedings Volume 6960, Space Exploration Technologies; 69600H (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.781725
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

A prototype of a steerable six-legged hopping robot for exploring low-gravity environments was designed, built, and tested. A 35 cm vertical hop was achieved, motorized steering of all six legs was demonstrated over a 40-degree range, and angled hopping was performed at a fixed 60-degree angle. Gyro stabilization was demonstrated through a hopping simulation of a modeled hopping robot with a controllable flywheel in lunar gravity.

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P. Younse and Hrand Aghazarian "Steerable hopping six-legged robot", Proc. SPIE 6960, Space Exploration Technologies, 69600H (4 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.781725

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