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Verification of a hypothesis that quadrupedal gait patterns vary according to the posture

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K11489
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 61050:Intelligent robotics-related
Research InstitutionIbaraki University

Principal Investigator

Fukuoka Yasuhiro  茨城大学, 理工学研究科(工学野), 准教授 (40418679)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Keywords歩行走行ロボット / ロボット
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Our aim is to make our hypothesis strong that walking and running gait patterns are triggered by the body posture (body oscillation) that changes according to the speed. To do this, we use our new quadruped robot with more realistic mechanisms and neural system models, similar to an animal and allow the robot to generate walking and running gait patterns. We first demonstrated the effectiveness of our proposed realistic nervous system by using a quadruped simulation model. Next, we applied the nervous system to a cat-like quadruped robot with more realistic mechanism driven by artificial muscle actuators and succeeded in demonstrating gait generation between walking, troting, and galloping on the robot, which are observed on an animal. These results should boost our hypothesis.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

4足動物は速度に応じて異なる複数の歩行走行パターン(4脚の動かし方)を使い分けている.その結果エネルギー効率が最良になることはNature, Scienceを筆頭に多く報告されてきたが,各パターンの発生原理については多分野での多くの試みにも関わらず未だに不明である.我々は4脚ロボットを用いて,walk-trot-gallopの歩行走行パターン遷移を実現し,その結果に基づいて,我々は,速度に応じて変わる胴体振動に対して歩行走行を安定に保つためにそれらのパターンを変化させていると仮説を立てている.これは一般の生物学で言われる知見とは異なるものであり,新しい主張して価値があると考えている.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Autonomous gait modulation in a cat hind leg simulation model based on the spinal nervous system2020

    • Author(s)
      羽部 安史, 石原 淳也, 井上 晃汰, 小倉 聡司, 福岡 泰宏
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese)

      Volume: 86 Issue: 890 Pages: 19-00312-19-00312

    • DOI

      10.1299/transjsme.19-00312

    • NAID

      130007930443

    • ISSN
      2187-9761
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Three-dimensional walking of a simulated muscle-driven quadruped robot with neuromorphic two-level central pattern generators2019

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Habu, Keiichiro Uta, Yasuhiro Fukuoka
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems

      Volume: 16 Issue: 6

    • DOI

      10.1177/1729881419885288

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Autonomous gait transition and gallopingover unperceived obstacles of a quadruped robot with CPG modulated by vestibular feedback2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Fukui, H. Fujisawa, K. Otaka, Y. Fukuoka
    • Journal Title

      Robotics and Autonomous Systems

      Volume: 111 Pages: 1-19

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.robot.2018.10.002

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Autonomous gait transition method for pacing four-legged robots2019

    • Author(s)
      福井貴大, 松川宗一郎, 福岡泰宏
    • Journal Title

      Transactions of the JSME (in Japanese)

      Volume: 85 Issue: 870 Pages: 18-00360-18-00360

    • DOI

      10.1299/transjsme.18-00360

    • NAID

      130007604360

    • ISSN
      2187-9761
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Animal-like Gait Adaptation by a Simulated Quadruped Model with Central Pattern Generators2018

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Fukui, Keigo Nakamura, Yasushi Habu, Yasuhiro Fukuoka
    • Organizer
      2018 International Conference on Engineering and Natural Science-Summer Session
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Animal-like Walking and Running by a Simulated Quadruped Model2018

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Fukui, Keigo Nakamura, Yasushi Habu, YasuhiroFukuoka
    • Organizer
      The 14th International Student Conference in Ibaraki
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Simple Rule for Quadrupedal Gait Transition Proposed by a Simulated Muscle-driven QuadrupedModel with Two-level CPGs2018

    • Author(s)
      Yasushi Habu, Yuuta Yamada, Satoshi Fukui and Yasuhiro Fukuoka
    • Organizer
      ROBIO2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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