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AssigneesSony Corporation, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International
InventorsGen Endo, Jun Morimoto, Jun Nakanishi, Gordon Chang
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A robot apparatus having a plurality of movable sections includes a motion control section that generates a control signal for the periodic motion of at least part of the movable sections according to the output of an oscillator showing self-oscillation and entrainment characteristics, an environment measuring section that measures the motion according to the control signal for the movable sections or the physical environment at the time of the motion of the movable sections, a periodic oscillator control section that inputs a periodic signal to the oscillator as feedback according to the outcome of the measurement by the environment measuring section and generates an entrainment phenomenon and a non-periodic oscillator control section that inputs a non-periodic or temporary feedback signal to the oscillator.
A robot apparatus having a plurality of movable sections and comprising:
A method of controlling a robot apparatus having a plurality of movable sections, the method comprising:
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