Title :
ModLock: A manual connector for reconfigurable modular robots
Author :
Davey, Jay ; Sastra, Jimmy ; Piccoli, Matt ; Yim, Mark
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng. & Appl. Mech., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Connection mechanisms are critical to many modular reconfigurable systems. This paper introduces the ModLock manual connection system which is both easy and fast to attach/detach (requires seconds) as well as strong (failure at 2.2kN tensile load). This low cost, low profile connection system has been demonstrated on a variety of robot configurations including legged walkers, flying quadrotors and wheeled robots.
Keywords :
helicopters; mobile robots; reconfigurable architectures; ModLock manual connection system; flying quadrotors; legged walkers; low profile connection system; manual connector; modular reconfigurable systems; reconfigurable modular robots; robot configurations; wheeled robots; Assembly; Connectors; Fasteners; Mobile robots; Steel; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vilamoura
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1737-5
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2012.6386190
