COMPUTER ANALYSIS OF INSECT-LIKE ROBOT LEG STRUCTURE – PART 1 – STATIC FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS

Dominik Wojtkowiak; Krzysztof Talaśka; Ireneusz Malujda

Dominik Wojtkowiak Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Machines and Transport
Krzysztof Talaśka Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Machines and Transport
Ireneusz Malujda Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Machines and Transport

Keywords: walking robot, walking machine, hexapod, quadruped, robotic leg

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present the relationship between loading of the leg and the posture of an insect-like robot determined through computer simulation study. It presents the results of a static FEM analysis of a 3D robotic leg model performed using Abaqus 6.13. It also presents the kinematic structure of an insect-like walking robot capable of object manipulation.

Keywords:
walking robot, walking machine, hexapod, quadruped, robotic leg