General description of the walking machine project
Name of the walking machine/project:Walkie 6.2 Begin and end of the Project:1997 - present Project costs: Building effort [person years]: 3 Source of financial support: Mechatronics Lab of the Politecnico di Torino and in part Alenia Aerospace Research group Mechatronics Laboratory Staff of the project: Prof. Giancarlo Genta Dr. Marcello Chiaberge Dr. Nicola Amati Information via www: http://www.lim.polito.it Contact address: Prof. Giancarlo Genta, Mechanics Department Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, Turin, Italy Tel: +39 (011) 564692212, Fax: +39 (011) 5646999, Email: amati@polito.it Technical data of the walking machine Dimension Capacity Mobility Energy supply Length 0.43m Max. speed 52,9m/h Number of legs 6 Energy supply 36Wh Hight 0,26m Weight 6.4kg Act. degrees of freedom 8 Power supply 10 W Width 0.30m Load 8kg Pas. degrees of freedom 0 Power consumption 1.15W References Genta G., Amati N., "Performance Evaluation of Twin Rigid-Frames Hexapod Planetary Rovers", Fourth InternationalConference on Motion and Vibration Control, Zurich, August 1998, Vol. 3, pp. 895-900. Genta G., Amati N., "Prestazioni su terreno accidentato di veicoli esapodi a telai rigidi", XXVII Conv. Naz. AIAS, Perugia, September 1998, pp. 709-718. Genta G., Amati N., Chiaberge M., Miranda E., Reyneri L.M., Somma R., Perino M.A., "An Autonomous Micro-Hexapod Walking Machine for Planetary Exploration", Clawar 8217;98, First International Symposium, Brussels, November 1998, pp. 197-202. Genta G, Amati N., Reyneri L.M., "Three Rigid Frames Planetary Rover: a new Concept" 50th Int. Astronautical Congress, Amsterdam, October 1999, pp. 1-10. Genta G., Amati N., Chiaberge M., Miranda E., Reyneri L.M.,"WALKIE 6-A Walking Rover Demonstrator for Platerary Exploration, 8221;, Space Forum. Accepted for Publication in Vol. 5, No. 4 (2001) pp. 259 - 277. Genta G., Amati N., Chiaberge M., Miranda E., Reyneri L.M., "Twin Rigid-Frames Walking Microrovers: A Perspective For Miniaturisation 8221;, Journal of British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 52, No. 7/8 July/August 1999, pp. 301-304. back to main page of walking machines catalogue %
Research group
Mechatronics Laboratory
Staff of the project:
Prof. Giancarlo Genta Dr. Marcello Chiaberge Dr. Nicola Amati
Information via www: http://www.lim.polito.it
Contact address:
Prof. Giancarlo Genta, Mechanics Department Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, Turin, Italy Tel: +39 (011) 564692212, Fax: +39 (011) 5646999, Email: amati@polito.it
Technical data of the walking machine
References
Genta G., Amati N., "Performance Evaluation of Twin Rigid-Frames Hexapod Planetary Rovers", Fourth InternationalConference on Motion and Vibration Control, Zurich, August 1998, Vol. 3, pp. 895-900.
Genta G., Amati N., "Prestazioni su terreno accidentato di veicoli esapodi a telai rigidi", XXVII Conv. Naz. AIAS, Perugia, September 1998, pp. 709-718.
Genta G., Amati N., Chiaberge M., Miranda E., Reyneri L.M., Somma R., Perino M.A., "An Autonomous Micro-Hexapod Walking Machine for Planetary Exploration", Clawar 8217;98, First International Symposium, Brussels, November 1998, pp. 197-202.
Genta G, Amati N., Reyneri L.M., "Three Rigid Frames Planetary Rover: a new Concept" 50th Int. Astronautical Congress, Amsterdam, October 1999, pp. 1-10.
Genta G., Amati N., Chiaberge M., Miranda E., Reyneri L.M.,"WALKIE 6-A Walking Rover Demonstrator for Platerary Exploration, 8221;, Space Forum. Accepted for Publication in Vol. 5, No. 4 (2001) pp. 259 - 277.
Genta G., Amati N., Chiaberge M., Miranda E., Reyneri L.M., "Twin Rigid-Frames Walking Microrovers: A Perspective For Miniaturisation 8221;, Journal of British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 52, No. 7/8 July/August 1999, pp. 301-304.
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