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Exploring the effects of serial and parallel elasticity on a hopping robot

Zhao, Guoping ; Mohseni, Omid ; Murcia, Marc ; Seyfarth, André ; Sharbafi, Maziar A. (2022)
Exploring the effects of serial and parallel elasticity on a hopping robot.
In: Frontiers in Neurorobotics, 16
doi: 10.3389/fnbot.2022.919830
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The interaction between the motor control and the morphological design of the human leg is critical for generating efficient and robust locomotion. In this paper, we focus on exploring the effects of the serial and parallel elasticity on hopping with a two-segmented robotic leg called electric-pneumatic actuation (EPA)-Hopper. EPA-Hopper uses a hybrid actuation system that combines electric motors and pneumatic artificial muscles (PAM). It provides direct access to adjust the physical compliance of the actuation system by tuning PAM pressures. We evaluate the role of the serial and parallel PAMs with different levels of compliance with respect to four criteria: efficiency, performance, stability, and robustness of hopping against perturbations. The results show that the serial PAM has a more pronounced impact than the parallel PAM on these criteria. Increasing the stiffness of the serial PAM decreases the leg stiffness of the unloading phase during hopping. The stiffer the leg, the more efficient and the less robust the movement. These findings can help us further understand the human hopping mechanism and support the design and control of legged robots and assistive devices.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2022
Autor(en): Zhao, Guoping ; Mohseni, Omid ; Murcia, Marc ; Seyfarth, André ; Sharbafi, Maziar A.
Art des Eintrags: Bibliographie
Titel: Exploring the effects of serial and parallel elasticity on a hopping robot
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2022
Ort: Darmstadt
Verlag: Frontiers Media S.A.
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Frontiers in Neurorobotics
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 16
Kollation: 14 Seiten
DOI: 10.3389/fnbot.2022.919830
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

The interaction between the motor control and the morphological design of the human leg is critical for generating efficient and robust locomotion. In this paper, we focus on exploring the effects of the serial and parallel elasticity on hopping with a two-segmented robotic leg called electric-pneumatic actuation (EPA)-Hopper. EPA-Hopper uses a hybrid actuation system that combines electric motors and pneumatic artificial muscles (PAM). It provides direct access to adjust the physical compliance of the actuation system by tuning PAM pressures. We evaluate the role of the serial and parallel PAMs with different levels of compliance with respect to four criteria: efficiency, performance, stability, and robustness of hopping against perturbations. The results show that the serial PAM has a more pronounced impact than the parallel PAM on these criteria. Increasing the stiffness of the serial PAM decreases the leg stiffness of the unloading phase during hopping. The stiffer the leg, the more efficient and the less robust the movement. These findings can help us further understand the human hopping mechanism and support the design and control of legged robots and assistive devices.

Freie Schlagworte: serial elasticity, parallel elasticity, hopping robot, pneumatic artificial muscle, hybrid actuation
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und Maschinenbau
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): Zentrale Einrichtungen
Zentrale Einrichtungen > Centre for Cognitive Science (CCS)
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Letzte Änderung: 02 Aug 2024 12:43
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