DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF AN EIGHT-BAR LEGGED WALKING MECHANISM IMITATING A KINETIC SCULPTURE, “WIND BEAST”

Legged off-road vehicles exhibit better mobility while moving on rough terrain. Development of legged mechanisms represents a challenging problem and has attracted significant attention from both a...

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