Design of Lower Legs of Mithra, a High-Performance Backdrivable Humanoid Robot

<p>This thesis presents the design of the knee and ankle of Mithra, a new humanoid robot that aims to be an energy-efficient and highly agile machine. Mithra makes use of new optimization metrics for legged robots to develop a system capable of mimicking human movement. A series of low-impedance, high-torque actuator systems were developed with the goal of creating lightweight, powerful, and robust motion. The structure of Mithra's legs mimics the human structure in leg segment length and weight proportions. Detailed design and analysis were conducted in order to allow Mithra to be a robust and maintainable system. Mithra will serve as a human movement controls research platform and is mechanically capable of running at 3 m/s.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.S.

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters Thesis

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• Taylor, Drake

Contributors dc:contributor

• Siavash Rezazadeh
• Bradley Davidson
• Matt Rutherford

• Humanoid
• Low-impedance
• Lower-limb robotics
• Robotics
• Computer Engineering
• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Statement dc:rights

• <p>Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.</p>

Language dc:language

en

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1998

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.du.edu:etd-2994