• DocumentCode
    681638
  • Title

    Efficiency analysis of epicyclic gear mechanism of the improved ePaddle mechanism via virtual power

  • Author

    Huayan Pu ; Jinglei Zhao ; Yi Sun ; Shugen Ma ; Jun Luo ; Gu, Jhen-Fong ; Tao Wang ; Zhenbang Gong

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Mechatron. Eng. & Autom., Shanghai Univ., Shanghai, China
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    12-14 Dec. 2013
  • Firstpage
    2239
  • Lastpage
    2244
  • Abstract
    Eccentric paddle mechanism based on epicyclic gear mechanism (ePaddle-EGM) is a novel locomotion mechanism designed for amphibious robot. The epicyclic gear mechanism is the key component of ePaddle-EGM to perform multiple gaits. In this paper, efficiency of the epicyclic gear mechanism is analyzed. Via the virtual power flow, we characterize how the efficiency relates with the velocity ratio and torque ratio. Two particular conditions verified the proposed efficiency formulas.
  • Keywords
    autonomous underwater vehicles; gears; mobile robots; motion control; torque control; velocity control; amphibious robot; ePaddle-EGM mechanism; efficiency analysis; epicyclic gear mechanism; locomotion mechanism; torque ratio; velocity ratio; virtual power flow; Gears; Load flow; Robots; Shafts; Sun; Torque;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Shenzhen
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBIO.2013.6739802
  • Filename
    6739802