Reactive reflex-based control for a four-legged walking machine

Abstract This paper presents methods and experiments of a reactive control architecture for a four-legged walking machine. Starting with a description of the existing control architecture we introduce the concepts of reflexes and behaviours as well as their integration into the system. The used reactive network and the development process is described in detail. The paper concludes with a description of various experiments.

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