AIST's MR1 project

New on  12/30/2001


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Small-sized 2 foot walking robot


 

  • Summary

Until recently, if you mentioned the robot, the robot for industry of stationary type was meant generally, but also the robot of independent portable type appears recently mainly and the image is changing. Especially, the human type robot which actualizes two foot walking such as HONDA ASIMO is very observed even from the general people. We plan merchandising where two foot walking robot (* the MR1) it makes the base even at this corporation, furthermore advances research and development, from stability is and limiting acquisition of the control technology regarding two foot walking and utilization field utilizes feature.

(* At the beginning those which one person " Yamaguchi " of this corporation establishment person developed privately)

  • Feature and development concept

The MR1 2 foot walking (dynamic walking) actualized with the servo only 4. Like the general 2 foot walking robot the MR1 quite actualizes two foot dynamic walking simply in comparison with those which at least use the servo 10 or more for leg section walking mechanism. In addition, in the future furthermore it advances the quantity of servo, and the simplification of mechanism the technical core regarding low the control of the cost conversion and walking of hard (the essence) it extracts. Being this, not to be to be a minor change from two foot dynamic walking completion body to return to the basic research of two foot walking before the 10 years above, you can call approach from completely opposite direction. In addition, as for the knowledge which can with this you think the thing which in the ??????????? of of the multi degrees of freedom like the ASIMO becomes basic technology with respect to very important control system.

  • Future shape

When under various road surface conditions stability it tries to make walking always possible, the approach that was taken so far, it makes control algorithm in every walking condition and is packed. But, in order for there to be a limit to that, it is thought. Vis-a-vis this, of the system which has the pliability which has walking learning function is thought, concrete, the on the basis of aforementioned knowledge, from a priori basic walking pattern, with robot itself learning function, it is necessary to develop the kind of system which, self-contained inside can form the external model.

  • Specification

Height: 33 cm

Weight: 670 g

The quantity of servo: 4

Electric power consumption: 5 W

Walking speed: 0 (stepping state) - 12 cm/sec

Power source: From outside supply (5 V single units)

Control: From desktop personal computer of outside putting

Material: Skeletal part, as for most parts such as servo mount section and rod as for aluminum and frame amount brass

Transaxle: Only the crank, the rod and the wire (in the part other than servo do not use the gear)

  • Walking image (movie)

Gradually from stepping state advance (the 0.7mbyte)

 

  • Freedom

1. Raising and lowering the leg

2. Front and back of leg to shake

3. Left and right of upper body to shake

4. Front and back of upper body to shake

  • Structure of section

The front

Rear

Foot joint
Link mechanism

Approximately leg
Drive

Leg top and bottom
Drive

Upper body front and back
Drive

Upper body left and right
Drive

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  • Related links

* As the special plan of the J-ROBO.COM introduction

* This corporation it is according to " Yamaguchi " HP

* 2 foot walking robot research of the world

* Robot engineering category of yahoo

* Theory of two foot walking of Z-LAB practice

  • Data

" Machine design " March of 2001 edition
The commentary which covers page 8 is published.

 

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