3 papers
cs.RO2023
Anisotropic body compliance facilitates robotic sidewinding in complex environments
Velin Kojouharov, Tianyu Wang, Matthew Fernandez +2
Sidewinding, a locomotion strategy characterized by the coordination of lateral and vertical body undulations, is frequently observed in rattlesnakes and has been successfully reco…
cs.RO2023
Gait design for limbless obstacle aided locomotion using geometric mechanics
Baxi Chong, Tianyu Wang, Daniel Irvine +5
Limbless robots have the potential to maneuver through cluttered environments that conventional robots cannot traverse. As illustrated in their biological counterparts such as snak…
cs.RO2023
Geometry of contact: contact planning for multi-legged robots via spin models duality
Baxi Chong, Di Luo, Tianyu Wang +5
Contact planning is crucial in locomoting systems.Specifically, appropriate contact planning can enable versatile behaviors (e.g., sidewinding in limbless locomotors) and facilitat…