3 accepted papers
This paper presents Decoupled STAR (DSTAR), a novel reconfigurable robot fitted with a sprawling mechanism that allows the wheel rotation axes to vary relative to the body, and two independently activated four-bar extension mechanisms (FBEM). These mechanisms enable the robot to move its center of m
This paper presents Decoupled STAR (DSTAR), a novel reconfigurable robot fitted with a sprawling mechanism that allows the wheel rotation axes to vary relative to the body, and two independently activated four-bar extension mechanisms (FBEM). These mechanisms enable the robot to move its center of m…
This letter presents Tail STAR (TSTAR), a novel reconfigurable robot with an active two-link tail. TSTAR is also fitted with a sprawling mechanism that lets it run either upright or inverted and change its height. The tail enables the robot to move its center of mass (COM) forwards or backwards and