Design and analysis of a mobile robot with novel caster mechanism for high step-overcoming capability.

ABSTRACT: The mobile robot market is experiencing rapid growth, playing a pivotal role in various human-centric environments like restaurants, offices, hotels, hospitals, apartments, and factories. However, current differential-driven mobile robots, employing conventional casters and wheel motors, encounter limitations in surmounting uneven surfaces and high steps due to constraints caused by wheel and caster dimensions. While some robots address these challenges by incorporating optimized wheel shapes and additional motors, this invariably leads to an increase in both size and cost. This research introduces an innovative solution; a novel caster-wheel mechanism designed to enhance the high-step overcoming capability of mobile robots without necessitating alterations to their overall size and struct

SUBMITTER: Lee W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11637058 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature