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ASME Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics

  • Integrated Wheel–Foot–Arm Design of a Mobile Platform With Linkage Mechanisms
    on March 20, 2024 at 12:00 am

    AbstractInspired by lizards, a novel mobile platform with revolving linkage legs is proposed. The platform consists of four six-bar bipedal modules, and it is designed for heavy transportation on unstructured terrain. The platform possesses smooth-wheeled locomotion and obstacle-adaptive legged locomotion to enhance maneuverability. The kinematics of the six-bar bipedal modules is analyzed using the vector loop method, subsequently ascertaining the drive scheme. The foot trajectory compensation curve is generated using the fixed-axis rotation contour algorithm, which effectively reduces the centroid fluctuation and enables seamless switching between wheels and legs. When encountering obstacles, the revolving linkage legs act as climbing arms, facilitating seamless integration of wheel, foot, and arm. A physical prototype is developed to test the platform on three typical terrains: flat terrain, slope, and vertical obstacle. The experimental results demonstrated the feasibility of the platform structure. The platform can climb obstacles higher than its own height without adding extra actuation.

Determination of the Inverse Kinematics Branches of Solution Based on Joint Coordinates for Universal Robots-Like Serial Robot Architecture

Abstract

This paper introduces a classification of the inverse kinematics solutions (or robot postures) of six degrees-of-freedom serial robots with a geometry based on or similar to Universal Robots’ arms. The solution of the inverse kinematics problem is first presented briefly, and the equations required to classify the robot postures(branches) based on the joint coordinates are then introduced.

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