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2012-09-20 13:05
An Analog Circuit Design Controlling Quadruped Locomotion Patterns Yoshinobu Maeda, Masahito Kubota (Niigata Univ.), Yasuyuki Suzuki, Taishin Nomura (Osaka Univ.) CAS2012-31 NLP2012-57 |
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A rhythmic motion such as a locomotion is generated by the central pattern generator, or the CPG. Rybak et al. (2006) proposed a mathematical model using the Hodgkin-Huxley type equations to explain the experimental results. Their model was composed of reciprocally inhibited neural networks to activate alternating behaviors of agonist and antagonist muscles. We have constructed a hardware CPG model reproducing the mathematical CPG model proposed by Rybak et al. In order to apply the hardware CPG model to locomotion of industrial robots, it is necessary to add another circuit system onto the upper level to control all the hardware CPG models that manipulate the motion of the particular leg. For example, we need to reproduce rhythmic motion (gait), such as walk, trot, pace, gallop, and bound, to reproduce locomotion of four-leg animals in the robot. In this technical report, we designed a circuit network to control the activation of CPGs, and investigated the gait using the SPICE simulation. Furthermore, we showed that only the one parameter, which was the amplitude of the signal sent from the midbrain locomotor region (MLR), could change the gait. |
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Central pattern generator / Gait / Negative resistance / Limit cycle / / / / |
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IEICE Tech. Rep., vol. 112, no. 204, CAS2012-31, pp. 7-12, Sept. 2012. |
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CAS2012-31 |
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2012-09-13 (CAS, NLP) |
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Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685 Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380 |
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NLP CAS |
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2012-09-20 - 2012-09-21 |
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Eikokuji Campus, University of Kochi |
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An Analog Circuit Design Controlling Quadruped Locomotion Patterns |
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Central pattern generator |
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Gait |
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Negative resistance |
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Limit cycle |
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Yoshinobu Maeda |
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Niigata University (Niigata Univ.) |
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Masahito Kubota |
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Niigata University (Niigata Univ.) |
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Yasuyuki Suzuki |
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Osaka University (Osaka Univ.) |
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Taishin Nomura |
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Osaka University (Osaka Univ.) |
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2012-09-20 13:05:00 |
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25 minutes |
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CAS2012-31, NLP2012-57 |
Volume (vol) |
vol.112 |
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no.204(CAS), no.205(NLP) |
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pp.7-12 |
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6 |
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2012-09-13 (CAS, NLP) |
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