ZONG Huai-zhi, ZHANG Jun-hui, ZHANG Kun, HUANG Hsinpu, ZHANG Fu, LU Zhen-yu, WANG Xi-meng, XU Bing
Aiming at the current problems of the hydraulically actuated quadruped robot, such as chaotic structure, large energy loss and complex control strategy, the research status of quadruped robot is analyzed from the robot, hydraulic system and control strategy. Firstly, the robot of each team is introduced, and the technological gap between China and developed countries is pointed out. Then, the main two components of the hydraulic system are described from four aspects: power source, system types, hydraulic circuit and servo actuator, during which the energy saving system and highly integrated servo actuator are introduced in details. Then several mainstream control strategies are summarized, and their respective advantages and disadvantages are pointed out. Finally, the future trends of hydraulically actuated quadruped robot will concentrate on high speed, high pressure, lightweight, energy-saving system, noise reduction and advanced control algorithm, so as to realize the high dynamic performance and industrial application.