Study of Applications of Jansen’s Mechanism in Robot

Somak Sengupta; Pramod Bhatia

doi:https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.531716

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Study of Applications of Jansen’s Mechanism in Robot

Somak Sengupta, Pramod Bhatia

Vol 5 , Issue 3 , July - September 2017 | Pages: 92-98 | Research Paper

https://doi.org/10.51976/ijari.531716

Received: June 25, 2017 | Revised: July 20, 2017 | Accepted: July 28, 2017 | Published Online: September 15, 2017

Author Details ( * ) denotes Corresponding author

1. * Somak Sengupta, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana, India (somakseng@gmail.com)

2. Pramod Bhatia, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The NorthCap University, Gurugram, Haryana, India

The natural and the manmade terrains on planet Earth vary from place to place. The availability of affordable and safe modes of transportation on the different types of terrain is currently costly and limited. This problem is mainly due to the limitations of wheels which fail to deliver on rough, uneven and slippery surfaces. To solve this problem the new mechanisms of locomotion are still being researched even in the 21st century. One of the most successful mechanisms is Jansen’s mechanism which is the sole work of Dutch scientist Theo Jansen. The working of this mechanism is very similar to that of the legs of crabs. The main aim of this paper is to review the literature concerning the various applications of this mechanism in a developed or developing stage after it was invented in 1990. It is expected that this review would help researchers, engineers and artists to innovate even better mechanisms, make modifications to the existing mechanism or find new applications based on the existing mechanism.

Keywords

Jansen’s Mechanism; Insect Locomotion; Theo Jansen; Jansen’s Linkage; Terrain

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