• DocumentCode
    3028670
  • Title

    Minimalistic, dynamic, tube climbing robot

  • Author

    Degani, Amir ; Feng, Siyuan ; Choset, Howie ; Mason, Matthew T.

  • Author_Institution
    Robot. Inst., Carnegie Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    3-7 May 2010
  • Firstpage
    1100
  • Lastpage
    1101
  • Abstract
    This video shows the investigation of a novel minimalistic, dynamic climbing robot which can climb up tubes of different shapes using a simple dc motor. The motor moves an eccentric mass in a constant velocity. The location of the eccentric mass relative to the contact point determines the stability and the direction of the climbing motion. We present the analysis of this mechanism, simulation and experimental results.
  • Keywords
    DC motors; robot dynamics; climbing motion; dc motor; dynamic climbing robot; eccentric mass; minimalistic robot; stability; tube climbing robot; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Climbing robots; DC motors; Friction; Robotics and automation; Stability; Structural rings; Torque; USA Councils; Videoconference;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 2010 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anchorage, AK
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5038-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1050-4729
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509948
  • Filename
    5509948