著者

西田 祐也 園田 隆 石井 和男

出版者

一般社団法人日本機械学会

雑誌

ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会講演概要集

巻号頁・発行日

vol.2010, pp."2A1-B03(1)"-"2A1-B03(3)", 2010

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Locusts and grasshoppers have powerful hind-legs which are adapted to produce jumps and kicks. It is reported that the desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) which is about 50mm long can jump to the height of about 250mm at the peak. Hind-legs of locusts have special cuticle called "semi-lunar process" same as the spring. Locusts charge jumping force in semi-lunar process using own muscle before jumping. And, they can jump by instantaneously releasing the force. So, locusts obtain high jumping performance which is impossible by only own muscle, using semi-lunar process. The aim in this research is to develop high power joint mechanism by mimic jumping system of locusts. This paper reports how to produce high power in the mechanism.