Intro
Biomimesis
Design
Analysis
Conclusions
•Relationships
–damping vs. speed and
“robustness”
–stiffness, leg angles, leg
lengths, stride period, etc
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•Use for design
–select mechanical properties
–select other parameters
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•Insight into the mechanism of locomotion
6.5
7
7.5
8
8.5
9
9.5
10
1.2
1.4
1.6
1.8
2
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.8
0.04
0.045
0.05
0.055
0.06
0.065
0.07
0.075
Damping (N-s/m)
Recovery Rate
Horizontal
Velocity
X_dot (m/s)
1/max[eig(M)]
Analysis trends