A deformable rolling robot based on 3-URU parallel mechanism

  • Yanling Hao
  • , Yaobin Tian
  • , Jilong Xie
  • , Yan An Yao*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper, a novel deformable rolling robot constructed by a 3-URU parallel mechanism is presented. The robot contains two equal node elements and three equal chains. Each of the chains is composed of two links and three joints (a revolute (R) in the middle of the chain and two universal (U) joints ant the two ends of the chain). The robot has 3 degrees of freedom, and three actuators are mounted at the three R joints to control the motion. By kinematics analysis, the robot can be folded into a narrow structure, which is useful for storing and carrying. Further, the rolling motion and gaits analysis are discussed and simulated with a 3D model. Finally, a prototype was manufactured and some experiments were carried out to verify the functions of the robot.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceeding of the 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3309-3314
Number of pages6
EditionMarch
ISBN (Electronic)9781479958252
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Mar 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2014 - Shenyang, China
Duration: 29 Jun 20144 Jul 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation (WCICA)
NumberMarch
Volume2015-March

Conference

Conference2014 11th World Congress on Intelligent Control and Automation, WCICA 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenyang
Period29/06/144/07/14

Keywords

  • Mobile robot
  • Rolling motion
  • URU chain

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