Platform hopping robots Jawaad Bhatti MN Sahinkaya, AR Plummer, P Iravani University of Bath UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase
UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase Introduction Aim: foot placement while running/hopping Motivation: rough terrain traversal Inspiration: animal locomotion UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase
UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase Existing work One-legged hopping achieved in 1980s Researchers mainly focussed on stabilising steady running UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase
UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase Overall approach Controlled passive dynamics Model and build robot as springy legged hopper Use actuation to control height, orientation and velocity UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase
UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase Experimental work UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase
UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase Experimental results UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase
UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase Simulation work UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase
UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase Future work Develop method to achieve foot placement in 3D robot Validate methods experimentally UKACC PhD Presentation Showcase