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The frog-inspired jumping robot is an interesting topic in the field of biomechanics and bionics. However, due to the frog's explosive movement and large range of joint motion, it is very difficult to make their structure completely bionic. To obtain the optimal jumping motion model, the musculoskeletal structure, jumping movement mechanism, and characteristics of frogs are first systematically analyzed, and the corresponding structural and kinematic parameters are obtained. Based on biological characteristics, a model of the articular bone structure is created, which can fully describe the features of frog movement. According to the various factors affecting the frog's jumping movement, mass and constraints are added, and the complex biological joint structure is simplified into four different jumping structure models. The jumping ground reaction force, velocity, and displacement of the center of mass, joint torque, and other motion information of these four models are obtained through ADAMS simulation to reveal the jumping movement mechanism and the influencing factors of frogs. Finally, various motion features are analyzed and compared to determine the optimal structural model of the comprehensive index, which provides a theoretical basis for the design of the frog-inspired jumping robot.
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University Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Lyon 1, University Savoie Mont-Blanc, Inter-university Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, EA 7424, F-42023, Saint-Etienne, France.
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Department of Rehabilitation, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, Chinax
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Cereb Cortex
August 2025
Section of Brain Function Information, National Institute for Physiological Sciences, 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan.
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September 2025
Gülhane Faculty of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Türkiye.
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