Simplest Locomotion Model
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k, b, lnom
Biped
Biped
Quadruped
Body has 2 planar degrees of freedom
x, z
mass
4 massless legs
freely rotating hip joint
prismatic leg joint - damped linear spring
3 parameters per leg
         6 parameters to tune, assuming symmetry
Intro
Biomimesis
Design
Analysis
Conclusions