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Quadruped robot control
23 February 2015
A team of researchers from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), based in Genova, selected Moog Industrial Group to provide a miniature servo valve to optimise control of the legs of a new quadruped robot. The robot called HyQ or Hydraulically actuated Quadruped was created to help humans in emergency situations and during search and rescue operations in dangerous areas.
The design of the "actively compliant" legs was a key element in the development of HyQ because the miniature valve allowed for the rapid modification of the hydraulic flow to the moving parts, enabling modulation of the rigidity/elasticity of the limbs and absorbing the shock of impact when the legs hit the ground thereby preventing damage to the central body.
Moog’s Miniature Valves (E024-LA) fully satisfied the researchers’ need for compact size hydraulic servo valves capable of guaranteeing high performance oil flow control and maximum strength.
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