Title :
Motions on steps and slopes of omni-directional mobile robot, "VmaxCarrier2"
Author :
Tadakuma, Kenjiro ; Tadakuma, Riichiro ; Hirose, Shigeo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Tokyo Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
"VmaxCarrier2" is an omni-directional mobile robot with step-climbing capability, which can be used as a compact, quiet, and durable transportation vehicle in cluttered and cramped environments. In this study ,we discuss the step-climbing sequence of this omni-directional mobile robot with step-climbing capability. In addition that, we show some motions on steps and slope of this vehicle.
Keywords :
mobile robots; motion control; pneumatic actuators; transportation; vehicles; VmaxCarrier2; bent pneumatic actuator; cluttered environment; cramped environment; omnidirectional mobile robot; omnidisc; robot motion; step climbing; transportation vehicle; Aerospace engineering; Hospitals; Mobile robots; Payloads; Pneumatic actuators; Production facilities; Propulsion; Space vehicles; Transportation; Wheels; Bent Pneumatic Actuator; Omni-Disc; Omni-directional mobile robot; Step-Climbing sequence; VmaxCarrier2;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2005. (IROS 2005). 2005 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8912-3
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2005.1545384
