Structure and Kinematic Synthesis of Crank-and-slider Walking Mechanism in Order to Ensure the Prescribed Path of Supporting Foot Motion
The prospects of usage of walking drives in mobile robotic systems are overviewed. The structure of crank-and-slider mechanism was synthesized on order to ensure the prescribed motion path of the supporting foot. The problems of kinematics of crank-and-slider mechanism are considered and the equations of the supporting foot motion are deduced. The geometrical parameters of the walking mechanism are determined taking into account the advanced values of step length and foot raising hight.