The Force Workspace: A Tool for the Design and Motion Planning of Multi-Limb Robotic Systems

Abstract

The Force Workspace (FW) is a tool for designing mobile robotic systems which apply large forces over large ranges of motion. It can also be used to plan motions that do not violate actuator saturation limits, system-environment force and moment contact constraints such as those due to friction, and kinematic joint limits. The FW is applied to the design analysis and motion planning of a simple robotic climbing machine.