Mechanical Design of VmaxCarrier2: Omnidirectional Mobile Robot with Function of Step-Climbing | Zendy

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Mechanical Design of VmaxCarrier2: Omnidirectional Mobile Robot with Function of Step-Climbing

Author(s) -

Kenjiro Tadakuma,

Riichiro Tadakuma,

Shigeo Hirose

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

journal of robotics and mechatronics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 1883-8049

pISSN - 0915-3942

DOI - 10.20965/jrm.2005.p0198

Subject(s) - climb , omnidirectional antenna , mobile robot , usable , robot , computer science , actuator , climbing , stair climbing , simulation , artificial intelligence , engineering , aerospace engineering , antenna (radio) , structural engineering , telecommunications , biology , physiology , world wide web

“VmaxCarrier2” is an omnidirectional mobile robot with step-climbing capability, usable as a compact, quiet, durable transport vehicle in cluttered, cramped environments. We have developed several kinds of omnidirectional mobile robots for situations where movement must be possible in any direction, such as “VUTON [1]” and “VmaxCarrier [2, 3].” To construct an omnidirectional mobile robot with a greatly improved capability to climb steps, we developed the Omni-Disc2, a Bent Pneumatic Actuator, and a pneumatic system. These novel components were constructed into a prototype, and through evaluation experiments we have confirmed improved step climbing capability of VmaxCarrier2.

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