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Stair Climbing using a compliant modular robot
S.H. Turlapati, M. Shah, S.P. Teja, A. Siravuru, , K.K. Madhava
Published in Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2015
Volume: 2015-December
   
Pages: 3332 - 3339
Abstract
Stair Climbing is a key functionality desired for robots deployed in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) scenarios. A novel compliant modular robot was proposed earlier to climb steep and big obstacles. This work extends the functionality of this robot to ascend and descend stairs of dimensions that are also typical of an urban setting. Stair Climbing is realized by equipping the robot's link joints with optimally designed passive spring pairs that resist clockwise and counter clockwise moments generated by the ground during the climbing motion. This 3-module robot is only propelled by wheel actuators. Desirable stair climbing configurations are estimated a-priori and used to obtain the optimal stiffness for springs. Extensive numerical simulation results over different stair configurations are shown. The numerical simulations are corroborated by experimentation using the prototype and its performance is tabulated for different types of surfaces. © 2015 IEEE.
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JournalData powered by TypesetIEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
PublisherData powered by TypesetInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISSN21530858