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Re: walker that turns?
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 1 Nov 1999 10:29:42 GMT
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Christian Jacobsen <xtian@net-collect.=StopSpam=com>
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> > Has somebody worked on a walker that could turn? Some ideas
> > of how to do it?
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> There are probably many ways for a walker to turn. A simple one is the
> "triple gait cycle hexapod", which can walk both forwards and backwards,
> in addition to turning either way.
<De-lurk>
What about making the legs on one side take shorter steps? Seems like the
Imperial Walkers were pretty clumsy beasts, and a slow-plodding turn like
this would be appropriate.
My $0.02...
- Christian
<Lurk>
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 | | Re: walker that turns?
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| It's fairly simple with a tripod gait. First, get it working walking forward ... watch how it walks until you understand what is happening. Then reverse the action to get your 'bot to walk backwards. Watch it for awhile more. Now to turn left have (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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