Affiliation:
1. Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., 502 Kandatsu, Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, 300 Japan
Abstract
A terrain-adaptable tracked vehicle suitable for traveling over a variety of surfaces, including stairways, with features of low energy consumption, high speed, and light weight, has been designed and developed. Active terrain adaptability is performed by the variable track configuration scheme, which can be changed to suit temporary road conditions. Many requirements for the robot vehicle, such as simple track configuration control, suspension for high road grip, reduction of turning resistance force, coexistence of high climbing ability and high speed on flat surfaces, and reduced tare weight, have been achieved mechanically without disturbing variable track configuration characteristics.
Subject
Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design,Computer Science Applications,Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials
Cited by
17 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献