Robot with joints of variable rigidity and method for calculating said optimized rigidity

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PATENT NO 9555543
APP PUB NO 20150343633A1
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14236802

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A jointed robot capable to move on a surface is provided. It is known to limit to a predefined fixed value the torque that the motors of the joints of the robot can develop. A rigidity coefficient corresponding to the limit torque is calculated by solving a dynamic equilibrium model of the robot. The contact points of the characteristic effectors are determined by a selection from a list of potential effectors, notably as a function of a criterion of distance from a virtual ground plane. The contact forces for said effectors are calculated by optimal resolution of the equilibrium equations. Finally the torques applied in the dynamic equilibrium model of the robot and the coefficients of corresponding rigidity are calculated.

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SOFTBANK ROBOTICS EUROPE43 RUE DU COLONEL PIERRE AVIA PARIS 75015

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Collette, Cyrille Le Plessis Robinson, FR 4 63
Gouaillier, David Montrouge, FR 5 45

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