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?