Terrain navigation apparatus for a legged animal traversing terrain
CA 2361296 A1 · Owner: Fountain, Richard John · Inventors: Reilly, Richard Harold Warren; Fountain, Richard John
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Terrain navigation apparatus (1) for a legged animal (2) traversing terrain (3) including a first system (4) for determining position velocity and , heading of the legged animal incorporating sensing means for sensing inertial motion in six degrees of freedom operable to provide signals indicative of a first velocity (5a), a first heading (7a) and a first position (9a) of the legged animal (2), contact means (11) for establishing in a velocity profile , describing motion of either foot of the legged animal a period where the , velocity should be zero (17) which period corresponds to full or partial contact of the respective foot (13a, 13b) with surrounding terrain (3) and , …
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