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Table 1 GF sets of end-effector characteristics suitable for legged robots

From: Type Design and Behavior Control for Six Legged Robots

DoF

Characteristics of end-effector

End-effector description

6

\(G_{F1}^I\left( {{T_a},\;{T_b},{T_c}\;,{R_\alpha }\;,{R_\beta },\;{R_\gamma }} \right)\)

5

\(G_F^{III}\left( {{R_\alpha },{T_a},\;{T_b},\;{R_\beta },\;{R_\gamma },\;0} \right)\)

4

\(G_{F3}^I\left( {{T_a},\;{T_b},{T_c}\;,{R_\alpha },\;0,\;0} \right)\)

\(G_{F25}^{III}\left( {{R_\beta },\;{T_a},\;{T_b},\; {R_\gamma },\;0,\;0} \right)\)

3

\(G_{F4}^I\left( {{T_a},\;{T_b},\;{T_c},\;0,\;0,\;0} \right)\)

\(G_{F5}^I\left( {{T_a},\;{T_c},\;{R_\beta },\;0,\;0,\;0} \right)\)

\(G_{F16}^{II}\left( {{R_\beta }\;,{T_a},\;{T_b},\;0,\;0,\;0} \right)\)

2

\(G_{F19}^{II}\left( {{R_\beta },\;{T_a},\;0,\;0,\;0,\;0} \right)\)

Ta and Rβ are linearly independent

1.5

\(G_{F19}^{II}\left( {{R_\beta },\;{T_a},\;0,\;0,\;0,\;0} \right)\)

Ta and Rβ are not independent