Development of Robotic Vehicle in the Intermediate Category Suitable for Deployment in Rough Terrain

Abstract

This paper is dedicated to the development and implementation of a robotic vehicle in the intermediate category suitable for deployment in rough terrain for rescue and recovery purposes [1]. The requirements on the part of potential users have been clarified with the relevant departments such as the police, civil protection, Fire Corps, and army EOD specialists. On basis of analysis, categories of requirements were defined in the field of terrain and environment characteristics. The result of the development is a compact vehicle equipped with 6-legs for walking in combination with wheels at the end of the each leg for fast driving. In the front section there is free space for a special-purpose superstructure, in the standard package it consists of a handling arm with 6 degrees of freedom with a deadweight capacity of 200kg. All actuators, including the wheel drive, are hydraulic, the hydraulic pump and electric generator are driven by built-in internal combustion engine.