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Docking manipulator for a reconfigurable mobile robot system

  • Wei Wang*
  • , Houxiang Zhang
  • , Wenpeng Yu
  • , Jianwei Zhang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Hamburg
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

JL-2, as a new version of the JL reconfigurable mobile robot system, features not only a docking and 3D posture adjusting capability between its robots, but also a multi-functional docking gripper. The basic concept of JL is that the robots in the system can simultaneously perform basic tasks in flat terrains, and in the case of rugged terrains, the robots can interconnect to enhance their locomotion capabilities. This paper introduces new designs for JL-2 by which the docking mechanism can be used as a simple gripper with 3 DOFs. Then the technologies of the docking mechanism are discussed in detail, including the workspace of the docking gripper, the docking procedure and analyses of the self-aligning ability. Then the workspaces of the posture adjusting mechanisms between two docked robots are analyzed to clarify the reconfiguration ability of JL-2. At last, a series of real experiments are proposed to test the designs and analyses and the basic performance of JL-2.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2009
Pages1697-1702
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 11 Dec 2009
Event2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2009 - St. Louis, MO, United States
Duration: 11 Oct 200915 Oct 2009

Publication series

Name2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2009

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySt. Louis, MO
Period11/10/0915/10/09

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