{"product_id":"9783642134166","title":"Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Tracts in Advanced Robotics\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eVanderborght, Bram\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book reports on the developments of the bipedal walking robot Lucy. Special\nabout it is that the biped is not actuated with the classical electrical drives but\nwith pleated pneumatic artificial muscles. In an antagonistic setup of such muscles\nboth the torque and the compliance are controllable. From human walking there is\nevidence that joint compliance plays an important role in energy efficient walking\nand running. Moreover pneumatic artificial muscles have a high power to weight\nratio and can be coupled directly without complex gearing mechanism, which can\nbe beneficial towards legged mechanisms. Additionally, they have the capability of\nabsorbing impact shocks and store and release motion energy. This book gives a\ncomplete description of Lucy: the hardware, the electronics and the software. A\nhybrid simulation program, combining the robot dynamics and muscle\/valve thermodynamics,\nhas been written to evaluate control strategies before implementing\nthem in the real biped.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2010-10-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642134166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-13417-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 284\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378358542476,"sku":"9783642134166","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642134166.jpg?v=1772804885","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642134166","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}