LV Robotics needs Series Elastic Actuator control algorithms, examples for legged robots

[pavanb]

Checkout

NASA JSC Concept M Video, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFPNcWN7QnM

Robonaut in space, http://www.universetoday.com/2010/03/24/iss-to-get-man-cave-complete-with-robot-butler/

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CAsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fciteseerx.ist.p...

If GM can mass produce the R2 for DoD and in the future for commercial applications the potential is tremendous.

Pavan

[RoboticsME]

Thanks for the feedback!  Let us know if you have any other suggestions.

-Karl

[RoboticsME]

Check out this example: http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/3226

This example is also included with CD/Sim and is named: CDEx Flexible Joint.vi

Let me know if that is along the lines of what you are looking for.  I believe it could be easily extended to a series elastic actuator for a humanoid robot/leg.  However, you may have to linearize your model at each timestep.

[Darren]

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