MiNI-Q: 無線・小型四脚ロボット、独立駆動・無制限脚関節を備える
MiNI-Q: A Miniature, Wire-Free Quadruped with Unbounded, Independently Actuated Leg Joints
物理的な関節限界を持たない独立駆動の2自由度脚を持つ小型無線四脚ロボットを設計・検証し、多様な移動・運動能力を実証した。
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著者: Daniel Koh, Suraj Shah, Yufeng Wu, Dennis Hong
分類: cs.RO
原文アブストラクト
Physical joint limits are common in legged robots and can restrict workspace, constrain gait design, and increase the risk of hardware damage. This paper introduces MiNI-Q^2, a miniature, wire-free quadruped robot with independently actuated, mechanically unbounded 2-DOF leg joints. We present the mechanical design, kinematic analysis, and experimental validation of the proposed robot. The leg mechanism enables both oscillatory gaits and rotary locomotion while allowing the robot to fold to a minimum height of 2.5 cm. Experimentally, MiNI-Q achieves speeds up to 0.46 m/s and demonstrates low-clearance crawling, stair climbing, inverted locomotion, jumping, and backflipping. The wire-free architecture extends our previous Q8bot design, improving assembly reliability at miniature scale. All mechanical and electrical design files are released open source to support reproducibility and further research.
