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ADAMS Sprawl Model: Motivation
Build a more accurate model in order
to:
1) Test hypotheses for improved locomotion:
•Increasing
back leg stroke yields faster running
•There
is an optimal leg stiffness/angle configuration for a particular terrain
(if so, what is it?)
2) Explore space of locomotion “mechanisms”:
•What
changes in Sprawl would improve fit to SLIP model?
•What
are the trade off’s for such a change?