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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2005
Matthew D. Summer, Melbourne, FL (US);
Robert F. Varley, Melbourne, FL (US);
Laurance H. Davis, Iii, Malabar, FL (US);
James A. Stiver, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Matthew D. Summer, Melbourne, FL (US);
Robert F. Varley, Melbourne, FL (US);
Laurance H. Davis, III, Malabar, FL (US);
James A. Stiver, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
A robot body includes a front half and rear half and a rotatable and driven articulating joint interconnecting the front half and rear half. Multi-limbed legs extend from the robot body and are adapted to engage a ground surface to form a support polygon for each half and for the robot body. A controller is operative with each leg for determining the position and orientation of the robot body with respect to a support polygon, mapping the posture of the robot body with respect to the ground surface via the articulating joint, and determining a direction and magnitude of locomotion and translating a trajectory of locomotion to specific limb motions for each leg.