Title :
Development of an escalator riding robot: Experiment of riding on an up escalator
Author :
Hirota, Kaoru ; Namatame, Shogo ; Matsuhira, Nobuto
Author_Institution :
Shibaura Inst. of Technol., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
An escalator riding robot with increased mobile area has been developed. Using data from a laser range finder and a tactile sensor, the algorithm controls the timing of riding an escalator. The control method was verified by an experiment in which the robot successfully rode on an upward moving escalator. Next, the algorithm will be adapted for riding on a downward moving escalator, enabling free movement of patrol or tour services between upper and lower floors.
Keywords :
laser ranging; mobile robots; tactile sensors; downward moving escalator; escalator riding robot; laser range finder; lower floors; mobile area; patrol free movement; tactile sensor; tour services; upper floors; upward moving escalator; Floors; Mobile robots; Tactile sensors; Timing; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2014 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
DOI :
10.1109/CoASE.2014.6899480
