Research Article

Trotting Motion of the Quadruped Model with Two Spinal Joints and Its Dynamics Features

Table 1

Related variables of the model with two spinal joints.

VariablesValuesParameter

[mf, m, mh][7, 6, 7] (kg)Mass of each part of the body
[Ifc, Imc, Ihc][0.2, 0.04, 0.2] (kg ∗ m2)Inertia of each part of the body
[lf, lm, lh][0.159, 0.076, 0.159] (m)Half of length of each part of the body
[ksf, ksh][∗, ∗] (N ∗ m/rad)Stiffness of spinal joints
[kf, kh][∗, ∗] (N ∗ m)Stiffness of forelimb and hindlimb leg
[αf, αh][∗, ∗] (rad)Attack angle of forelimb and hindlimb leg
l00.4 (m)Rest length of the legs
ts0.08 (s)Predefined swing time
[x, z][∗, ∗] (m)Coordinate of the middle body
[φm, φf, φh][∗, ∗, ∗] (rad)Pitch angle of each part of the body
[phase0][3, 1, 1, 3]Initial phase of each leg
[ftdx0][0.1441, −0.1089, −0.5862, −0.3331] (m)Initial foot position of each leg
δ0[0, 0, 0, 0]Initial state coefficient of each leg