Design principles for efficient, repeated jumpgliding
Open Access
- 22 May 2014
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
- Vol. 9 (2), 025009
- https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3182/9/2/025009
Abstract
Combined jumping and gliding locomotion, or 'jumpgliding', can be an efficient way for small robots or animals to travel over cluttered terrain. This paper presents functional requirements and models for a simple jumpglider which formalize the benefits and limitations of using aerodynamic surfaces to augment jumping ability. Analysis of the model gives insight into design choices and control strategies for higher performance and to accommodate special conditions such as a slippery launching surface. The model informs the design of a robotic platform that can perform repeated jumps using a carbon fiber spring and a pivoting wing. Experiments with two different versions of the platform agree with predictions from the model and demonstrate a significantly greater range, and lower cost-of-transport, than a comparable ballistic jumper.Keywords
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