Title :
Development of mine detection robot COMET-II and COMET-III
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Mech. Eng., Chiba Univ., Japan
Abstract :
The present paper proposes two types of mine detection robots which are six-legged walking robot with two manipulators based on the added stability, mobility, and functionality. The COMET-II is a medium size, electric power driven robot. The COMET-III is a full autonomous robot which is driven by hydraulic power. The COMET-III has a crawler and six legs and its weight is 900 Kg, These improved robots will soon be engaged in the mine detection job in Afghanistan.
Keywords :
electric drives; hydraulic drives; landmine detection; legged locomotion; manipulator kinematics; stability; 900 kg; COMET-II; COMET-III; autonomous robot; electric power drive; functionality; hydraulic power drive; manipulators; mine detection robots; mobility; six-legged walking robot; stability; Automatic control; Centralized control; Engines; Leg; Legged locomotion; Manipulators; Mobile robots; Motion control; Petroleum; Robot sensing systems;
Conference_Titel :
SICE 2002. Proceedings of the 41st SICE Annual Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7631-5
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2002.1195420
