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ŽÁK, M. ROZMAN, J. ZBOŘIL, F.
Original Title
Design and Control of 7-DOF Omni-directional Hexapod Robot
Type
journal article in Web of Science
Language
English
Original Abstract
Legged robots have great potential to travel across various types of terrain. Their many degrees of freedom enable them to navigate through difficult terrains, narrow spaces or various obstacles and they can move even after losing a leg. However, legged robots mostly move quite slowly. This paper deals with the design and construction of an omni-directional seven degrees of freedom hexapod (i.e., six-legged) robot, which is equipped with omni-directional wheels (two degrees of freedom are used, one for turning the wheel and one for the wheel itself) usable on flat terrain to increase travel speed and an additional coxa joint that makes the robot more robust when climbing inclined terrains. This unique combination of omni-directional wheels and additional coxa joint makes the robot not only much faster but also more robust in rough terrains and allows the robot to ride inclined terrains up to 40 degrees and remain statically stable in slopes up to 50 degrees. The robot is controlled by a terrain adaptive movement controller which adjusts the movement speed and the gait of the robot according to terrain conditions.
Keywords
Hexapod Robot, Hexapod Control, Terrain Adaptation, Hexapod Movement Controller, 7-DOF Hexapod
Authors
ŽÁK, M.; ROZMAN, J.; ZBOŘIL, F.
Released
10. 1. 2021
ISBN
2299-1093
Periodical
Open Computer Science
Year of study
11
Number
1
State
Federal Republic of Germany
Pages from
80
Pages to
89
Pages count
10
URL
https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/12187/
BibTex
@article{BUT168155, author="Marek {Žák} and Jaroslav {Rozman} and František {Zbořil}", title="Design and Control of 7-DOF Omni-directional Hexapod Robot", journal="Open Computer Science", year="2021", volume="11", number="1", pages="80--89", doi="10.1515/comp-2020-0189", issn="2299-1093", url="https://www.fit.vut.cz/research/publication/12187/" }