< Comparison of crank based leg mechanism
The "extra simple walker" based on http://www.instructables.com/id/Extra-simple-walking-mechanism/ is not relevant enough for its own wikipedia article.
However: Beeing very simple makes it a good base line. The mechanism is by no mean ideal, but it is possible to build a vehicle around it.
The basic mechanism looks like this:
- Base Mechanism
The vehicle looks like this:
- Dimensions
So. lets look at the walking vehicle:
- Walking robot
The green base plate is going up and down a lot. It would be a very hard ride, just from the up and down. Not as easy to see is the speed variation:
- Speed
Now take a very close look at the animation:
- with speed plotted
Gallery
- Base Mechanism
- Robot hold still
- Walking robot
- with speed plotted
- 3D-Animation
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