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Research and design of rigid docking mechanism applied on field modular self-reconfigurable robot system

  • Wenpeng Yu*
  • , Wei Wang
  • , Zongliang Li
  • , Huilin Tang
  • , Guanghua Zong
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

Rigid docking is important for field modular self-reconfigurable robot system, and 6-dimension position/orientation offset should be conquered during alignment. This paper builds geometric constraint model of fundamental aligning methods and defines a 2-element state vector to evaluate position/orientation offset. Then, a 3-DOF hybrid rigid docking mechanism is introduced to achieve rigid docking in rugged terrain. This paper also gives out its maximum allowable offset. Based on this solution, JI-2 prototype rigid docking mechanism is developed and tested. Following experiments shows that this docking mechanism is suitable for rigid docking of field modular self-reconfigurable robots in rugged terrain.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2009
Pages747-752
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2009 - Guilin, China
Duration: 19 Dec 200923 Dec 2009

Publication series

Name2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2009

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2009
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period19/12/0923/12/09

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