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Title:
BIPEDAL HUMANOID
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/028959
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A bipedal humanoid capable of easily performing a gross movement such as passive movement, rising movement, and turnover movement at the time of overturning, comprising a body part (11) having a lower waist part (11b), an upper chest part (11a) installed on the waist part swingably in two axial directions, and drive means (11d, 11e) for swinging the chest part in two axial directions, wherein the upper half of a body comprising the chest part and arm parts can be collectively moved by turning the upper part in longitudinal direction or turning in lateral direction, i.e., by the anteflexion and twist of a waist relative to the lower half of the body comprising a waist part (11b) and a leg part (12) and, when a walking control device drives the arm parts (13) and the chest part (11a) to allow these parts to perform the gross movement by utilizing the weights and inertia moments of the arm parts and chest part, the arm parts and the chest part are swung or turned relative to the waist part (11b) to perform the three−dimensional compensation of the jumping and the movement utilizing the upper half of the body by utilizing the weights and inertia moments of the arm parts and the chest part applied to the waist part so that the movement can be performed while keeping a balance.

Inventors:
FURUTA TAKAYUKI (JP)
OKUMURA YU (JP)
TAWARA TETSUO (JP)
KITANO HIROAKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2002/009622
Publication Date:
April 10, 2003
Filing Date:
September 19, 2002
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Assignee:
JAPAN SCIENCE & TECH CORP (JP)
FURUTA TAKAYUKI (JP)
OKUMURA YU (JP)
TAWARA TETSUO (JP)
KITANO HIROAKI (JP)
International Classes:
A63H11/18; B25J5/00; B62D57/032; (IPC1-7): B25J5/00
Foreign References:
JP2001179663A2001-07-03
JP2002227829A2002-08-14
EP1084943A22001-03-21
Other References:
See also references of EP 1440774A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hirayama, Kazuyuki (Shinjukugyoen Bldg. 2- 3-10, Shinjuk, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, JP)
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