Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
9712066 Mechanism and Machine Theory 2005 27 Pages PDF
Abstract
In this paper, a novel approach to carry out the design of a three degrees of freedom (3DOF) actuated mechanisms for humanoid robots joints is presented. Instead of common serial mechanism, a more robust parallel mechanism was developed. This kind of structure gives the terminal body the ability to move within a cone from the nominal position and permits unlimited rotation about the cone pointing axis. Kinematic analysis are presented in this paper. A biped robot ROBIAN with parallel hip and ankle mechanisms was developed and experimental tests were carried out to evaluate the performances of the adopted structure.
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