Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-12-1115-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/ms-12-1115-2021
Research article
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23 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 23 Dec 2021

Design and analysis of a six-wheeled companion robot with mechanical obstacle-overcoming adaptivity

Zhen Song, Zirong Luo, Guowu Wei, and Jianzhong Shang

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It is more efficient and safe to use a sub robot to replace the mother robot to perform space exploration tasks full of challenges. A novel three-rocker-arm six-wheeled robot with adaptive obstacle-crossing capability was designed to form a sub-parent exploration system with a large robot and to perform exploration tasks. A prototype of the robot is developed, and the experiment results show that the robot can maintain stability in rugged terrain and has excellent ability to cross obstacles.
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