Title | ||
---|---|---|
Rocker-Pillar : Design of the rough terrain mobile robot platform with caterpillar tracks and rocker bogie mechanism |
Abstract | ||
---|---|---|
The ability to overcome rough terrain is a main issue of mobile robots. However, as the speed of a robot increases, stability becomes another issue because it is directly related to the mobility of the robot. Without stability, the robot is exposed to risks of overturn. Therefore, a mobile robot needs to be not only maneuverable but also stable. We present a new mobile platform named “Rocker-Pillar” which enables a robot to overcome rough terrains with stability. The robot is composed of two sets of caterpillar tracks, four wheels, and a pair of two linkages. The robot can travel a rugged terrain at a speed 50m/min while maintaining stability, and can overcome complex terrains such as holes, steps without frontal sides, and stairs. The robot can overcome a hole 1.5 times larger than the wheel diameter of the robot and a step without the frontal side that is 1.25 times higher than wheel diameter. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
---|---|---|
2012 | 10.1109/IROS.2012.6385796 | IROS |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
rocker-pillar,mobile robots,rough terrain mobile robot,caterpillar tracks,rocker bogie mechanism,stability,couplings | Robot control,Linkage (mechanical),Bang-bang robot,Simulation,Computer science,Control theory,Terrain,Control engineering,Bogie,Robot,Mobile robot,Articulated robot | Conference |
ISSN | ISBN | Citations |
2153-0858 | 978-1-4673-1737-5 | 1 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.37 | 2 | 5 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
---|---|---|---|
Dongkyu Choi | 1 | 181 | 13.69 |
Jeong R. Kim | 2 | 1 | 0.37 |
Sunme Cho | 3 | 1 | 0.37 |
Seungmin Jung | 4 | 8 | 2.47 |
Jongwon Kim | 5 | 1042 | 153.38 |