Propulsion in hexapod locomotion: How do desert ants traverse slopes?

Force Sensors in Hexapod Locomotion Force Sensors in Hexapod Locomotion

Biological systems can provide useful insights into principles of design and control of locomotion that can be applied to legged robots. In this paper we review our work on cockroaches using finite element analysis to model how loads are sensed and regulated in walking and climbing. A number of biological studies have shown that sensors that detect forces in the legs of insects are of particula...

Panting desert ants--and how they navigate.

Force Sensors in Hexapod Locomotion

1. Preface and Introduction 1.1 Preface† The field of biorobotics has developed and flourished as a multidisciplinary interface between biologists and engineers (Ritzmann et al., 2000; Webb & Consi, 2001; Ayers et al., 2002). Collaborative work in the field initially arose from the recognition that studies of animal locomotion could provide insights in solving complex problems in the design and...

Locomotion analysis of hexapod robot

Multi-legged robots display significant advantages with respect to wheeled ones for walking over rough terrain because they do not need continuous contact with the ground. In Multi-legged robots, hexapod robots, mechanical vehicles that walk on six legs, have attracted considerable attention in recent decades. There are several benefits for hexapods rover. (a) Hexapod robot is easy to maintain ...

Complex-order dynamics in hexapod locomotion

This paper studies the dynamics of foot–ground interaction in hexapod locomotion systems. For that objective the robot motion is characterized in terms of several locomotion variables and the ground is modelled through a non-linear springdashpot system, with parameters based on the studies of soil mechanics. Moreover, it is adopted an algorithm with footforce feedback to control the robot locom...