Energy consumption analysis in multi-legged robots based on gait planning

Currently, the multi-legged robots have to confront the problem of low energy utilization that restricts the moving radius of robots. Aimed at the problem of energy consumption for mobile robots, this paper provides the analysis in terms of the gait planning. Firstly, two kinds of gait curves Respectively, cycloid curve and Bezier curve are introduced and the main difference of two gait patterns is that the Bezier curve can achieve the swing leg retraction (SLR). The length of step (S), the height of step (H) and the duty ratio of gait cycle (β) are set as the primary research points about the gait of mobile robot. In this work, we formulate two indexes to quantitatively describe the performance of the quadruped robot and related simulations are carried out for gait parameters. Finally, the results provide some recommendations for the gait planning of the quadruped robot, that is, the changes of gait parameters influence the index of energy consumption and SLR can effectively reduce energy consumption.