User talk:Alan J. Meunier

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Help with HUBO article

Dear Sir,

I'm currently working on the HUBO article & I'm having trouble understanding "closed form inverse kinematics." (pg. 2)

To obtain a closed-form solution of inverse kinematics, the KHR-1 was designed to have a kinematically simple structure. For instance, the hip joint was designed to have a three DOF whose axes intersect at one point without offset distance. The ankle joint also has 2 DOF whose roll and pitch axes intersect at one point.

I kind of get what "inverse kinematics" is, but could you tell me what "closed form" of inverse kinematics is & how that would apply to HUBO's design? Thank you very much. I'm asking help from other Robotics editors as well, in case you aren't around. (Chunbum Park 00:46, 27 February 2009 (UTC))

Returning to Citizendium: an update on the project and how to get involved

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