The Mechanical Structure Design of Bionic Quadruped Walking Robot

Abstract:

This paper aims to design a flexible, efficient, reliable and long-term working quadruped robot, which can be operating in complex environment such as carrying cargoes over rough terrains. The robot’s body shape is constructed by using bionic methodology after observation and analysis of the four-legged animal’s bone structure and body proportion. And the robot’s gait, step length and stride frequency are determined by studying four-leg animal’s movements. Moreover, the robot’s working space can be known by studying the joint form and activity scope of four-legged animals. Finally, the overall structure of this robot can be designed and eventually the desired objectives are achieved. The results turned out to be useful for the research of quadruped robots

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 851)
• Pages: 484-491
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.851.484
• Online since: August 2016
• Authors: Shao Yong Cao
• Keywords: Bionic, Mechanical Structure Design, Pro/E Solid Modeling, Quadruped Walking Robot

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