Abstract: An untraditional application of the four-link RCCR (two revolute and two cylindric joints) mechanism is presented in this paper and is used as a novel biped walking mechanism. By taking advantage ...

Abstract: This paper presents a novel underactuated tetrahedral mobile robot with 12 degrees-of-freedom (DOFs). The robot contains four vertices and six URU chains (where U represents a universal joint and R represents an actuated ...

Abstract: Inspired by lizards, a novel mobile platform with revolving linkage legs is proposed. The platform consists of four six-bar bipedal modules, and it is designed for heavy transportation on unstructured terrain. The platform ...

Abstract: This paper presents the construction method of a family of reconfigurable deployable polyhedral mechanisms (RDPMs) based on straight elements. First, reconfigurable straight element (RSE) is designed from two aspects: two ...

Abstract: In order to exert the advantages of simplified control and integral rigidity, a novel 16-legged walking vehicle is proposed as a carrying platform based on closed-chain mechanisms. Considering the demand for mobility of ...

Abstract: A novel application of the well-known single degree-of-freedom (DOF) Bricard mechanism is proposed in this paper. By optimizing the links’ shape and installing motors reasonably, we put forward a ground mobile Bricard ...

Abstract: This paper proposes a reconfigurable wheeled mobile platform (RWMP) consisting of two two-wheeled mobile robots and a reconfigurable trunk. The reconfigurable trunk is a 6R multi-mode single-loop mechanism (SLM) that is ...