Title :
Active wheel - An autonomous modular robot
Author :
Popesku, Sergej ; Meister, E. ; Schlachter, Florian ; Levi, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Parallel & Distrib. Syst., Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper, a novel robotic platform is introduced, which is able to support other modular robots during the locomotion or self-repair process to increase efficiency of locomotion, payload and runtime. The robot is able to operate autonomous as a stand-alone robot in a swarm or aggregate into robot organisms. We outline the developmental phases of the final robot generation, including mechanics, electronics and software design.
Keywords :
mobile robots; multi-robot systems; wheels; active wheel; autonomous modular robot; final robot generation developmental phase; locomotion process; multirobot organisms; robot organisms; self-repair process; stand-alone robot; Fasteners; Mobile robots; Organisms; Robot sensing systems; Wheels; Autonomous Modular Robot; Electronics and Software; Mechanics; Multi Robot Organisms; Omnidirectional Locomotion; Reconfiguration;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM), 2013 6th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Manila
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1198-1
DOI :
10.1109/RAM.2013.6758566
