Case Study: Kyushu Sangyo University Achieves Human-Like Robot Walking with MSC Software Adams

Adams Simulation Incorporated DOE to Help Design Robot with Human Motion

Kyushu Sangyo University researchers in the Department of Biorobotics were designing the two-legged ADDAM robot and a bio-inspired robotic arm, but the complex motion profiles made it difficult to size the links and actuators accurately. The team needed a way to model human-like movement and test whether the designs would achieve the range of motion required for stable walking.

Using MSC Software’s Adams multibody simulation software and its Design of Experiments capabilities, the researchers modeled the robots, optimized design parameters, and validated the results against physical tests. MSC Software’s simulation closely matched measured performance, and the ADDAM robot demonstrated human-like walking capabilities while the robotic arm could lift an object greater than 5 kg even though its own mass is only 2.2 kg.

Kyushu Sangyo University

YongKwun Lee

Professor in the Department of Biorobotics