Explosive Legged Robotic Hopping: Energy Accumulation and Power Amplification via Pneumatic Augmentation

Published in 2024 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Abu Dhabi, 2024

Explosive Legged Robotic Hopping: Power Manipulation and Amplification via Pneumatic Augmentation

  • Hybrid Energy Mechanism: Designed and developed a system where kinetic energy from the robot’s jump is stored as pneumatic energy, boosting the jumping capability.
  • Hardware Development: Played a pivotal role in engineering the entire hardware infrastructure of the robot.
  • Hopper Control System: Spearheaded the development of the robot’s hopper control system.
  • Trajectory Optimization: Conducted optimization for kinetic-to-pneumatic energy conversion to achieve maximal energy efficiency.
  • Video Available: Watch the demonstration.

Recommended citation: Y. Chen, A. Gamboa-Gonzalez, M. Wehner, and X. Xiong. (2024). "Explosive Legged Robotic Hopping: Energy Accumulation and Power Amplification via Pneumatic Augmentation." 2024 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Abu Dhabi. arXiv:2312.05773 [cs.RO].
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