Experimental study of a novel actively assisted bipedal walker – simulation, modeling and experiment

This thesis covers the study of an actively assisted passive walker with discontinuous and impulsive actuation. The dynamics of the passive and active portions are derived, and a comprehensive mathematical model is proposed. An actuation method is also proposed to study the use of multiple discrete...

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Main Author: Balakrishnan, Nishant
Other Authors: Wu, Christine Q. (Mechanical Engineering)
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30369