Ubiquitous Field Transportation Robots with Robust Wheel-Leg Transformable Modules

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Main Authors: Wang, Haoran, Dai, Cunxi, Wang, Siyuan, Zhang, Ximan, Zhu, Zheng, Liu, Xiaohan, Zhou, Jianxiang, Liu, Zhengtao, Jia, Zhenzhong
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author Wang, Haoran
Dai, Cunxi
Wang, Siyuan
Zhang, Ximan
Zhu, Zheng
Liu, Xiaohan
Zhou, Jianxiang
Liu, Zhengtao
Jia, Zhenzhong
author_facet Wang, Haoran
Dai, Cunxi
Wang, Siyuan
Zhang, Ximan
Zhu, Zheng
Liu, Xiaohan
Zhou, Jianxiang
Liu, Zhengtao
Jia, Zhenzhong
contents This paper introduces two field transportation robots. Both robots are equipped with transformable wheel-leg modules, which can smoothly switch between operation modes and can work in various challenging terrains. SWhegPro, with six S-shaped legs, enables transporting loads in challenging uneven outdoor terrains. SWhegPro3, featuring four three-impeller wheels, has surprising stair-climbing performance in indoor scenarios. Different from ordinary gear-driven transformable mechanisms, the modular wheels we designed driven by self-locking electric push rods can switch modes accurately and stably with high loads, significantly improving the load capacity of the robot in leg mode. This study analyzes the robot's wheel-leg module operation when the terrain parameters change. Through the derivation of mathematical models and calculations based on simplified kinematic models, a method for optimizing the robot parameters and wheel-leg structure parameters is finally proposed.The design and control strategy are then verified through simulations and field experiments in various complex terrains, and the working performance of the two field transportation robots is calculated and analyzed by recording sensor data and proposing evaluation methods.
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spellingShingle Ubiquitous Field Transportation Robots with Robust Wheel-Leg Transformable Modules
Wang, Haoran
Dai, Cunxi
Wang, Siyuan
Zhang, Ximan
Zhu, Zheng
Liu, Xiaohan
Zhou, Jianxiang
Liu, Zhengtao
Jia, Zhenzhong
Robotics
This paper introduces two field transportation robots. Both robots are equipped with transformable wheel-leg modules, which can smoothly switch between operation modes and can work in various challenging terrains. SWhegPro, with six S-shaped legs, enables transporting loads in challenging uneven outdoor terrains. SWhegPro3, featuring four three-impeller wheels, has surprising stair-climbing performance in indoor scenarios. Different from ordinary gear-driven transformable mechanisms, the modular wheels we designed driven by self-locking electric push rods can switch modes accurately and stably with high loads, significantly improving the load capacity of the robot in leg mode. This study analyzes the robot's wheel-leg module operation when the terrain parameters change. Through the derivation of mathematical models and calculations based on simplified kinematic models, a method for optimizing the robot parameters and wheel-leg structure parameters is finally proposed.The design and control strategy are then verified through simulations and field experiments in various complex terrains, and the working performance of the two field transportation robots is calculated and analyzed by recording sensor data and proposing evaluation methods.
title Ubiquitous Field Transportation Robots with Robust Wheel-Leg Transformable Modules
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.18507