The document describes the design of a slider-crank leg mechanism for a mobile hopping robotic platform. The mechanism uses a slider-crank mechanism to convert continuous motor rotation into piston motion, which impacts the ground to generate hopping locomotion. A mechanical clutch trigger mechanism was developed to control the impact timing and maintain a constant transmission angle for repeated hopping. Dynamic analysis was performed to determine the optimal position of the clutch trigger mechanism to maximize hopping height. Experimental validation was conducted, and future work on a two degree-of-freedom leg design is proposed.
IRJET- Review on Rover with Rocker-Bogie Linkage Mounted with Ultrasonic Sens...IRJET Journal
This document describes a rover designed with a rocker-bogie linkage suspension system and equipped with an ultrasonic sensor and Bluetooth module powered by solar energy. The rocker-bogie system, inspired by NASA designs, allows the six-wheeled rover to traverse uneven terrain by keeping all wheels in contact with the ground. An Arduino board controls the motors and ultrasonic sensor for navigation via commands from a Bluetooth module. The goal is to create an affordable rover capable of moving across multiple terrains using an efficient suspension system.
IRJET- Design and Experimental Testing of a Two-Terminal Mass Device with a V...IRJET Journal
This document describes the design and testing of a two-terminal mass device with a variable moment of inertia flywheel for use in vehicle suspensions. A conventional suspension uses springs and dampers, while this device aims to incorporate a mass in a two-terminal configuration to provide damping. It presents a proposed design of a flywheel with sliders that can change the moment of inertia in response to driving conditions. Experimental testing showed the variable moment of inertia design outperformed a fixed moment of inertia design in reducing body movement and improving ride comfort. Future work could include linearization and control of the system response as well as reducing friction within the device.
This document summarizes an experimental investigation into the energy stored in a flywheel motor system with multiple human operators. The study developed an experimental setup using elliptical and circular chainwheels connected to flywheels of varying mass. Trials were conducted with male riders of different weights and ages, measuring the revolutions and calculated energy stored for various gear ratios, flywheel masses, chainwheel types, rider weights and ages. The results showed that energy storage increased with rider weight up to 70kg, and was highest for riders aged 25-30 years. Elliptical chainwheels stored approximately 13% more energy than circular chainwheels. The study aims to optimize the performance of human-powered flywheel systems.
This document summarizes a project to design and develop a solar tracking mechanism for an array of ganged heliostats. The project aims to create a mechanism that is easy to operate and applicable for a profitable solar central receiver system. The project team identified several problems with the existing prototype, including high weight, torsional deflection, insufficient roller contact, and vibration. They proposed multiple design modifications to address these issues, including changing the motor, coupling, hinge mounts, shafts, and adding a self-adjusting roller mechanism. Finite element analysis was conducted to optimize the new designs. The modifications aim to reduce costs, weight, stresses, and improve tracking accuracy.
The document describes the design and development of a gyro balanced two-wheeler vehicle. It works on the principle of an inverted pendulum, using a gyroscope and electronic control unit to balance itself. The main components include a frame, DC motor, battery, bearings, control unit and gyroscope. When the motor spins the gyroscope, its gyroscopic effect produces reactive torques that counteract any tilting of the vehicle and keep it upright. The vehicle was tested successfully and could balance itself under various conditions like external forces or loads applied. The system has advantages like providing greater stabilization than inert counterweights and impressing observers.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a new vibration propulsion system for powering a small mobile robot. The system uses two counter-rotating eccentric masses, similar to the Dean drive, to excite an oscillating inner frame attached to an outer frame by springs. Wheels on the outer frame can be driven forward due to inertial and friction forces generated by the oscillating system. The document presents the dynamic model of the system and derives the governing differential equation. Experimental testing showed the system could successfully propel a robot vehicle and generate a maximum towing force of 8.5N while weighing 25N itself. Further improvements to increase propulsion are recommended.
IRJET- Review on Rover with Rocker-Bogie Linkage Mounted with Ultrasonic Sens...IRJET Journal
This document describes a rover designed with a rocker-bogie linkage suspension system and equipped with an ultrasonic sensor and Bluetooth module powered by solar energy. The rocker-bogie system, inspired by NASA designs, allows the six-wheeled rover to traverse uneven terrain by keeping all wheels in contact with the ground. An Arduino board controls the motors and ultrasonic sensor for navigation via commands from a Bluetooth module. The goal is to create an affordable rover capable of moving across multiple terrains using an efficient suspension system.
IRJET- Design and Experimental Testing of a Two-Terminal Mass Device with a V...IRJET Journal
This document describes the design and testing of a two-terminal mass device with a variable moment of inertia flywheel for use in vehicle suspensions. A conventional suspension uses springs and dampers, while this device aims to incorporate a mass in a two-terminal configuration to provide damping. It presents a proposed design of a flywheel with sliders that can change the moment of inertia in response to driving conditions. Experimental testing showed the variable moment of inertia design outperformed a fixed moment of inertia design in reducing body movement and improving ride comfort. Future work could include linearization and control of the system response as well as reducing friction within the device.
This document summarizes an experimental investigation into the energy stored in a flywheel motor system with multiple human operators. The study developed an experimental setup using elliptical and circular chainwheels connected to flywheels of varying mass. Trials were conducted with male riders of different weights and ages, measuring the revolutions and calculated energy stored for various gear ratios, flywheel masses, chainwheel types, rider weights and ages. The results showed that energy storage increased with rider weight up to 70kg, and was highest for riders aged 25-30 years. Elliptical chainwheels stored approximately 13% more energy than circular chainwheels. The study aims to optimize the performance of human-powered flywheel systems.
This document summarizes a project to design and develop a solar tracking mechanism for an array of ganged heliostats. The project aims to create a mechanism that is easy to operate and applicable for a profitable solar central receiver system. The project team identified several problems with the existing prototype, including high weight, torsional deflection, insufficient roller contact, and vibration. They proposed multiple design modifications to address these issues, including changing the motor, coupling, hinge mounts, shafts, and adding a self-adjusting roller mechanism. Finite element analysis was conducted to optimize the new designs. The modifications aim to reduce costs, weight, stresses, and improve tracking accuracy.
The document describes the design and development of a gyro balanced two-wheeler vehicle. It works on the principle of an inverted pendulum, using a gyroscope and electronic control unit to balance itself. The main components include a frame, DC motor, battery, bearings, control unit and gyroscope. When the motor spins the gyroscope, its gyroscopic effect produces reactive torques that counteract any tilting of the vehicle and keep it upright. The vehicle was tested successfully and could balance itself under various conditions like external forces or loads applied. The system has advantages like providing greater stabilization than inert counterweights and impressing observers.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
This document summarizes a research paper that proposes a new vibration propulsion system for powering a small mobile robot. The system uses two counter-rotating eccentric masses, similar to the Dean drive, to excite an oscillating inner frame attached to an outer frame by springs. Wheels on the outer frame can be driven forward due to inertial and friction forces generated by the oscillating system. The document presents the dynamic model of the system and derives the governing differential equation. Experimental testing showed the system could successfully propel a robot vehicle and generate a maximum towing force of 8.5N while weighing 25N itself. Further improvements to increase propulsion are recommended.
This document discusses the development of a CAD model for a flywheel motor system that can be operated by multiple riders. The flywheel motor is a key component in many manually powered machines that store human energy through pedaling and release it to drive machine processes. Previous flywheel motor designs only accommodated a single rider. The proposed new design includes two bicycle mechanisms mounted on a common shaft that allow two people to pedal and contribute energy simultaneously. The document outlines design considerations for flywheel speed, size, gear ratios, and other parameters based on prior research. It presents the CAD model created in Solid Edge software, which can be used for simulation, analysis and optimization of the multi-rider flywheel motor system.
Simulation of eight wheeled rocker bogie suspension system usingIAEME Publication
This document summarizes a study that used MATLAB to simulate an eight-wheeled rocker bogie suspension system for a rover. The study involved modeling the rover system in SolidWorks, importing it into MATLAB using a SolidWorks translator tool, and simulating it moving in MATLAB. The simulation analyzed slippage of the wheels at different speeds and showed that slip decreases over time, and higher speeds result in more initial slip but less slip overall. The study concluded the simulation helped analyze the stress levels and motions of the rover components and confirmed the design could withstand loading.
The active suspension system with hydraulic actuator for half car model analy...eSAT Publishing House
This document describes the design and simulation of an active suspension system with a hydraulic actuator for a half car model. A PID controller is designed and tuned using three different methods - heuristic tuning, Ziegler-Nichols tuning, and iterative learning algorithm tuning. The half car model and hydraulic actuator are modeled and simulated in MATLAB Simulink. Simulation results show that the PID controller tuned with the iterative learning algorithm provides the best ride quality performance compared to the other tuning methods or a passive suspension, reducing the body displacement under various road disturbances.
Suspension system is the most significant part which heavily affects the vehicle handling performance and ride quality. Because of its structures limit, the passive suspension system can hardly improve the two properties at the same time. Since the advent of active suspension system, it has become the research hot spot. In this review paper we shall see the advantages of the active suspension system over the passive suspensions systems and its incorporation in passenger vehicles.
PNEUMATIC VEHICLE ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM USING PID CONTROLLERTushar Tambe
The slide contains the simulation of pneumatic active suspension behavior on different road surface. These results shows the active suspension with controllers works effectively,if feedback loop is provided.
CAD based modeling of flywheel motor with multiple operatorIOSR Journals
Abstract : The Human powered flywheel motor (HPFM) is the integral part of the various manually energized
machines such as brick making machine, chaff cutter, pedal operated flour mill etc .Since its invention
continuous efforts are being made for its optimization with objective of the efficient energy utilization of human
energy. In an attempt this paper presents the development of flywheel motor for multiple rider as till now only
single rider system is developed. Further the CAD modeling of this system is developed by using the CAD
software SOLID EGDE.
Keywords - CAD modeling, HPFM, Solid edge.
This document discusses modeling and simulation of a semi-active suspension system for automobiles using a PID controller in MATLAB Simulink. It presents a quarter car model of a semi-active suspension system and develops state space equations to model vehicle body displacement, acceleration, wheel deflection, and other variables. The system is simulated in Simulink using PID control. Results show the PID controller improves performance over a passive system by reducing peak overshoots and settling times under both step and random road inputs. The semi-active suspension provides better ride quality and vehicle handling than a conventional passive suspension.
Modelling simulation and control of an active suspension systemIAEME Publication
The document discusses modeling, simulation, and control of an active suspension system in MATLAB/Simulink. An active suspension system provides both comfort and control during driving maneuvers through the use of linear electromagnetic motors (LEMs), sensors, and a power amplifier. The performance of the active suspension system is determined through computer simulation in MATLAB/Simulink. A proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is used to control and improve the system performance. The simulation shows the effectiveness of this control approach and that the active suspension system provides better performance than a conventional passive suspension system.
Gyroscopic stabilization of unstable vehiclesParth Patel
Gyroscopic stabilization can provide stability to unstable vehicles like two-wheeled vehicles. The project uses two control moment gyroscopes mounted on the vehicle frame that rotate in opposite directions. When precessed in opposite directions, they generate counter-torques to maintain the vehicle's upright position. Key components include flywheels, gimbal supports, motors, sensors, and a microcontroller. The gyroscopes provide stability at low speeds and stops to allow disabled or older riders to operate the vehicle safely. The system could lead to more efficient personal transport options.
This document describes a rocker-bogie rover mechanism. It discusses how bogies were commonly used in tank tracks and truck trailers to distribute load but now prefer trailing arm suspensions. The rocker-bogie configuration allows planetary rovers to continue playing an important role in exploration by providing two different angles to the four joints of each bogie, allowing it to cross obstacles easily. Acrylic material and large, heavy-grip wheels powered by DC motors were used to fabricate and test a rocker-bogie model.
This document describes a simulation study of a vehicle model with four independent electric motors and active anti-roll bars on both axles. The vehicle model is composed of sub-models for the vertical dynamics, horizontal dynamics, and tire model. Simulation results show that coordinated control of the electric drive train and active suspension components can improve the vehicle's ride, stability, and handling. A complex cascade controller using PID and fuzzy logic techniques governs the integrated system based on sensor data from the virtual vehicle model.
1) The document describes an experimental study to determine the dynamic characteristics of a vibration-driven robot.
2) The robot consists of a shaker connected via springs to a chassis, which is propelled by resonance vibrations from the shaker's rotating masses. Accelerometers were mounted on the shaker and chassis to record vibrations.
3) A series of experiments were conducted with the chassis fixed to measure the free damped oscillations of the shaker. The natural frequency, spring constant, damping coefficient and other parameters were calculated from the acceleration data using equations of motion and logarithmic decrement.
Electricity Generation using Treadmill TricycleIRJET Journal
1. Students at the Sree Narayana Institute of Technology designed a treadmill tricycle that allows people to exercise and generate electricity at the same time.
2. The tricycle replaces the pedals with a treadmill. As the user exercises on the treadmill, it drives the rear wheels of the tricycle via a chain drive, allowing the user to travel while exercising.
3. Small generators are attached to rotating parts of the tricycle. As the parts rotate due to the user's exercise, the generators produce electrical energy that can be stored in a battery. This stored energy can then be used to power devices during emergencies or power outages.
Feasibility Study and Design of Electromagnetic Suspension Systems: A ReviewIRJET Journal
This document summarizes a review of research on the feasibility and design of electromagnetic suspension systems. It begins by comparing different suspension system designs and reviewing existing active and semi-active electromagnetic suspension systems. These systems use electromagnetic motors or magnetorheological dampers to sense the road surface and actively control wheel movement. The document then analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of different control strategies and mathematical models used to model vehicle dynamics. It concludes by proposing a hybrid electromagnetic suspension design that attempts to address limitations of current designs.
Stabilized controller of a two wheels robotjournalBEEI
The Segway Human Transport (HT) robot, it is dynamical self-balancing robot type. The stability control is an important thing for the Segway robot. It is an indisputable fact that Segway robot is a natural instability framework robot. The case study of the Segway robot focuses on running balance control systems. The roll, pitch, and yaw balance of this robot are obtained by estimating the Kalman Filter with a combination of the pole placement and the Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) control method. In our system configuration, the mathematical model of the robot will be proved by Matlab Simulink by modelling of the stabilizing control system of all state variable input. Furthermore, the implementation of this system modelled to the real-time test of the Segway robot. The expected result is by substitute the known parameters from Gyro, Accelero and both rotary encoder to initial stabilize control function, the system will respond to the zero input curve. The coordinate units of displacement response and inclination response pictures are the same. As our expected, the response of the system can reach the zero point position.
Development of high temperature magnetic bearingsjinfangliu
The document discusses a NASA/Electron Energy Corporation (EEC) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project to develop high temperature permanent magnet biased magnetic bearings and motors. The project aims to utilize EEC's patented SmCo magnets that can operate up to 550°C to develop a technology demonstrator operating at 540°C, including a motor and radial/thrust magnetic bearings. Bench tests of a designed radial bearing show it can produce over 2800N of force at 500°C, around 86% of room temperature performance. A solid model and test apparatus are presented, demonstrating progress toward the project goals.
Modeling and validation of prototype of self stabilizing two wheeler using gy...IAEME Publication
This paper focuses on the concept of developing the two wheeler car & it’s validation with the help of prototype. This paper deals with an experiment carried out to produce gyroscopic effect on an in-house prototype. The prototype is a two wheel vehicle in which rotating discs imparted act as gyroscope to produce a counter balancing force ( gyroscopic effect) when the vehicle prototype looses balance on either sides. Thus the vehicle stabilizes itself. This paper also gives a brief of a concept vehicle developed on similar grounds with a n added feature. Wherein even if an external force is applied to the system the force sensors deployed in it sense the force and develop a force o f similar magnitude but in opposite direction due to presence of two gyroscopes used in the vehicle, thus the vehicle does not loose it’s balance even if the external force is applied to it.
Analysis of Variable Freedom Jumping Robot Based on Tripping and Singular Mec...IJRES Journal
:J
umping robot has a good capability of passing unstructured environment barriers, it also has a wide
range of applications in anti-disaster relief, military reconnaissance, anti-terrorism and other fields. A new
jumping robot is proposed and it is composed of energy transformation mechanism and singular point support
mechanism . The transformation of topology and DOF in different jumping states are researched. The
mechanism has the characteristics of short duration of action, high energy conversion rate and big instant impact
force on the ground. It provides a theoretical basis and foundation for further innovation and research .
Active suspension system
An active suspension is a type of automotive suspension on a vehicle. It uses an onboard system to control the vertical movement of the vehicle's wheels relative to the chassis or vehicle body rather than the passive suspension provided by large springs where the movement is determined entirely by the road surface. So-called active suspensions are divided into two classes: real active suspensions, and adaptive or semi-active suspensions. While adaptive suspensions only very shock absorber firmness to match changing road or dynamic conditions, active suspensions use some type of actuator to raise and lower the chassis independently at each wheel.
This document discusses the development of a CAD model for a flywheel motor system that can be operated by multiple riders. The flywheel motor is a key component in many manually powered machines that store human energy through pedaling and release it to drive machine processes. Previous flywheel motor designs only accommodated a single rider. The proposed new design includes two bicycle mechanisms mounted on a common shaft that allow two people to pedal and contribute energy simultaneously. The document outlines design considerations for flywheel speed, size, gear ratios, and other parameters based on prior research. It presents the CAD model created in Solid Edge software, which can be used for simulation, analysis and optimization of the multi-rider flywheel motor system.
Simulation of eight wheeled rocker bogie suspension system usingIAEME Publication
This document summarizes a study that used MATLAB to simulate an eight-wheeled rocker bogie suspension system for a rover. The study involved modeling the rover system in SolidWorks, importing it into MATLAB using a SolidWorks translator tool, and simulating it moving in MATLAB. The simulation analyzed slippage of the wheels at different speeds and showed that slip decreases over time, and higher speeds result in more initial slip but less slip overall. The study concluded the simulation helped analyze the stress levels and motions of the rover components and confirmed the design could withstand loading.
The active suspension system with hydraulic actuator for half car model analy...eSAT Publishing House
This document describes the design and simulation of an active suspension system with a hydraulic actuator for a half car model. A PID controller is designed and tuned using three different methods - heuristic tuning, Ziegler-Nichols tuning, and iterative learning algorithm tuning. The half car model and hydraulic actuator are modeled and simulated in MATLAB Simulink. Simulation results show that the PID controller tuned with the iterative learning algorithm provides the best ride quality performance compared to the other tuning methods or a passive suspension, reducing the body displacement under various road disturbances.
Suspension system is the most significant part which heavily affects the vehicle handling performance and ride quality. Because of its structures limit, the passive suspension system can hardly improve the two properties at the same time. Since the advent of active suspension system, it has become the research hot spot. In this review paper we shall see the advantages of the active suspension system over the passive suspensions systems and its incorporation in passenger vehicles.
PNEUMATIC VEHICLE ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM USING PID CONTROLLERTushar Tambe
The slide contains the simulation of pneumatic active suspension behavior on different road surface. These results shows the active suspension with controllers works effectively,if feedback loop is provided.
CAD based modeling of flywheel motor with multiple operatorIOSR Journals
Abstract : The Human powered flywheel motor (HPFM) is the integral part of the various manually energized
machines such as brick making machine, chaff cutter, pedal operated flour mill etc .Since its invention
continuous efforts are being made for its optimization with objective of the efficient energy utilization of human
energy. In an attempt this paper presents the development of flywheel motor for multiple rider as till now only
single rider system is developed. Further the CAD modeling of this system is developed by using the CAD
software SOLID EGDE.
Keywords - CAD modeling, HPFM, Solid edge.
This document discusses modeling and simulation of a semi-active suspension system for automobiles using a PID controller in MATLAB Simulink. It presents a quarter car model of a semi-active suspension system and develops state space equations to model vehicle body displacement, acceleration, wheel deflection, and other variables. The system is simulated in Simulink using PID control. Results show the PID controller improves performance over a passive system by reducing peak overshoots and settling times under both step and random road inputs. The semi-active suspension provides better ride quality and vehicle handling than a conventional passive suspension.
Modelling simulation and control of an active suspension systemIAEME Publication
The document discusses modeling, simulation, and control of an active suspension system in MATLAB/Simulink. An active suspension system provides both comfort and control during driving maneuvers through the use of linear electromagnetic motors (LEMs), sensors, and a power amplifier. The performance of the active suspension system is determined through computer simulation in MATLAB/Simulink. A proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is used to control and improve the system performance. The simulation shows the effectiveness of this control approach and that the active suspension system provides better performance than a conventional passive suspension system.
Gyroscopic stabilization of unstable vehiclesParth Patel
Gyroscopic stabilization can provide stability to unstable vehicles like two-wheeled vehicles. The project uses two control moment gyroscopes mounted on the vehicle frame that rotate in opposite directions. When precessed in opposite directions, they generate counter-torques to maintain the vehicle's upright position. Key components include flywheels, gimbal supports, motors, sensors, and a microcontroller. The gyroscopes provide stability at low speeds and stops to allow disabled or older riders to operate the vehicle safely. The system could lead to more efficient personal transport options.
This document describes a rocker-bogie rover mechanism. It discusses how bogies were commonly used in tank tracks and truck trailers to distribute load but now prefer trailing arm suspensions. The rocker-bogie configuration allows planetary rovers to continue playing an important role in exploration by providing two different angles to the four joints of each bogie, allowing it to cross obstacles easily. Acrylic material and large, heavy-grip wheels powered by DC motors were used to fabricate and test a rocker-bogie model.
This document describes a simulation study of a vehicle model with four independent electric motors and active anti-roll bars on both axles. The vehicle model is composed of sub-models for the vertical dynamics, horizontal dynamics, and tire model. Simulation results show that coordinated control of the electric drive train and active suspension components can improve the vehicle's ride, stability, and handling. A complex cascade controller using PID and fuzzy logic techniques governs the integrated system based on sensor data from the virtual vehicle model.
1) The document describes an experimental study to determine the dynamic characteristics of a vibration-driven robot.
2) The robot consists of a shaker connected via springs to a chassis, which is propelled by resonance vibrations from the shaker's rotating masses. Accelerometers were mounted on the shaker and chassis to record vibrations.
3) A series of experiments were conducted with the chassis fixed to measure the free damped oscillations of the shaker. The natural frequency, spring constant, damping coefficient and other parameters were calculated from the acceleration data using equations of motion and logarithmic decrement.
Electricity Generation using Treadmill TricycleIRJET Journal
1. Students at the Sree Narayana Institute of Technology designed a treadmill tricycle that allows people to exercise and generate electricity at the same time.
2. The tricycle replaces the pedals with a treadmill. As the user exercises on the treadmill, it drives the rear wheels of the tricycle via a chain drive, allowing the user to travel while exercising.
3. Small generators are attached to rotating parts of the tricycle. As the parts rotate due to the user's exercise, the generators produce electrical energy that can be stored in a battery. This stored energy can then be used to power devices during emergencies or power outages.
Feasibility Study and Design of Electromagnetic Suspension Systems: A ReviewIRJET Journal
This document summarizes a review of research on the feasibility and design of electromagnetic suspension systems. It begins by comparing different suspension system designs and reviewing existing active and semi-active electromagnetic suspension systems. These systems use electromagnetic motors or magnetorheological dampers to sense the road surface and actively control wheel movement. The document then analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of different control strategies and mathematical models used to model vehicle dynamics. It concludes by proposing a hybrid electromagnetic suspension design that attempts to address limitations of current designs.
Stabilized controller of a two wheels robotjournalBEEI
The Segway Human Transport (HT) robot, it is dynamical self-balancing robot type. The stability control is an important thing for the Segway robot. It is an indisputable fact that Segway robot is a natural instability framework robot. The case study of the Segway robot focuses on running balance control systems. The roll, pitch, and yaw balance of this robot are obtained by estimating the Kalman Filter with a combination of the pole placement and the Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) control method. In our system configuration, the mathematical model of the robot will be proved by Matlab Simulink by modelling of the stabilizing control system of all state variable input. Furthermore, the implementation of this system modelled to the real-time test of the Segway robot. The expected result is by substitute the known parameters from Gyro, Accelero and both rotary encoder to initial stabilize control function, the system will respond to the zero input curve. The coordinate units of displacement response and inclination response pictures are the same. As our expected, the response of the system can reach the zero point position.
Development of high temperature magnetic bearingsjinfangliu
The document discusses a NASA/Electron Energy Corporation (EEC) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) project to develop high temperature permanent magnet biased magnetic bearings and motors. The project aims to utilize EEC's patented SmCo magnets that can operate up to 550°C to develop a technology demonstrator operating at 540°C, including a motor and radial/thrust magnetic bearings. Bench tests of a designed radial bearing show it can produce over 2800N of force at 500°C, around 86% of room temperature performance. A solid model and test apparatus are presented, demonstrating progress toward the project goals.
Modeling and validation of prototype of self stabilizing two wheeler using gy...IAEME Publication
This paper focuses on the concept of developing the two wheeler car & it’s validation with the help of prototype. This paper deals with an experiment carried out to produce gyroscopic effect on an in-house prototype. The prototype is a two wheel vehicle in which rotating discs imparted act as gyroscope to produce a counter balancing force ( gyroscopic effect) when the vehicle prototype looses balance on either sides. Thus the vehicle stabilizes itself. This paper also gives a brief of a concept vehicle developed on similar grounds with a n added feature. Wherein even if an external force is applied to the system the force sensors deployed in it sense the force and develop a force o f similar magnitude but in opposite direction due to presence of two gyroscopes used in the vehicle, thus the vehicle does not loose it’s balance even if the external force is applied to it.
Analysis of Variable Freedom Jumping Robot Based on Tripping and Singular Mec...IJRES Journal
:J
umping robot has a good capability of passing unstructured environment barriers, it also has a wide
range of applications in anti-disaster relief, military reconnaissance, anti-terrorism and other fields. A new
jumping robot is proposed and it is composed of energy transformation mechanism and singular point support
mechanism . The transformation of topology and DOF in different jumping states are researched. The
mechanism has the characteristics of short duration of action, high energy conversion rate and big instant impact
force on the ground. It provides a theoretical basis and foundation for further innovation and research .
Active suspension system
An active suspension is a type of automotive suspension on a vehicle. It uses an onboard system to control the vertical movement of the vehicle's wheels relative to the chassis or vehicle body rather than the passive suspension provided by large springs where the movement is determined entirely by the road surface. So-called active suspensions are divided into two classes: real active suspensions, and adaptive or semi-active suspensions. While adaptive suspensions only very shock absorber firmness to match changing road or dynamic conditions, active suspensions use some type of actuator to raise and lower the chassis independently at each wheel.
The document describes the development of a wall-climbing robot that uses a tracked wheel mechanism. Two tracked wheels with 24 suction pads each are used to allow continuous locomotion up a vertical surface at a maximum speed of 15m/min. Mechanical valves are used to control vacuum supply to the suction pads as the wheels rotate. Engineering analyses were conducted to determine the required suction force and tendency of vacuum pressure changes during operation. An optimization experiment was also performed to maximize vacuum pressure using Taguchi methodology.
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The document describes the development of a wall-climbing robot that uses a tracked wheel mechanism. Two tracked wheels with 24 suction pads each are used to allow continuous locomotion up a vertical surface at a maximum speed of 15m/min. Mechanical valves are used to control vacuum supply to the suction pads as the wheels rotate. Engineering analyses were conducted to determine the required suction force and tendency of vacuum pressure changes during operation. An optimization experiment was also performed to maximize vacuum pressure using Taguchi methodology.
This document describes the development of a wall-climbing robot that uses a tracked wheel mechanism. The robot is able to climb vertical surfaces at a speed of 15 meters per minute. It uses 24 suction pads attached to two tracked wheels to adhere to surfaces. Mechanical valves are used to control vacuum pressure to the suction pads as the wheels rotate, allowing continuous locomotion up walls. Engineering analyses were conducted to determine the required suction forces and how vacuum pressure changes as suction pads are attached and detached during climbing.
This document describes the development of a wall-climbing robot that uses a tracked wheel mechanism. Key points:
- The robot uses two tracked wheels with 24 suction pads each that are activated sequentially as the wheels rotate, allowing continuous climbing motion at a speed of 15m/min.
- The mechanical design and functioning of the tracked wheel system are described, including the use of mechanical valves to control vacuum supply to the suction pads.
- An experiment is presented that uses Taguchi methodology to optimize vacuum pressure, a critical factor for suction force.
The document discusses the design and development of an omnidirectional mobile robot that can be controlled via a mobile phone. Key points:
- It uses 4 custom-made mecanum wheels with 9 rollers each to allow omnidirectional movement. Motors power each wheel separately.
- A Bluetooth module connects the robot to a mobile phone for remote control. The robot can move in any direction without changing its heading.
- The design was tested and the robot moved smoothly on flat surfaces but had issues on rough surfaces due to 3D printed wheels. Adding sensors could enable surveillance functions.
DESIGN OF A SIMPLIFIED FOUR LEGGED WALKERArshad Javed
Walking on uneven terrain is always a benchmark problem for autonomous guided vehicles. In the present work, the same issue is dealt with the help of a legged mobile robot. Various comparisons are made among two, four, and sixlegged walking machine and a four-legged walking machine is selected based on the suitability criterion. In this paper, the emphasis is given for minimization of the design and controlling complexities for the four-legged walking machine. A prototype devised to test various gaits. For the walking and turning, an improved gait is presented. The legs are designed with one degree of freedom each. The actuation is tested on normal DC geared motors as well as DC servo motors. A comparison is made between the two actuators. For proper walking, a control scheme is prepared and real time tests are performed by implementing it on the Arduino microcontroller. The present work is helpful to analyze the performance of a legged autonomous walking machine on unstructured environment.
Keywords: Walking Machining, Legged AGV, Mobile Robotics, Servo Motor Control
IRJET- Review on Hyper Maneuverable Multi-Functional RobotIRJET Journal
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spring damping system to conserve and release potential en-
ergy. As the robot leg contacts the ground, the slider-crank
mechanism compresses the spring against the ground, and the
compressed spring makes the whole body achieve high hop-
ping motion. This procedure is repeated when the leg bounces
on the ground; therefore, the hopping motion can be repeated.
We believe there are two main advantages of the proposed
mechanism compared to conventional leg mechanisms. First,
the leg is relatively lighter than the legs of dynamic gait robots
actuated by pneumatic actuators. The weight of the leg can be
reduced since the mechanism uses an electric rotary actuator
rather than the pneumatic actuator that is widely used in dy-
namic gait robots such as the Raibert mechanisms [6, 7].
While the main issue of using an electric rotary motor is the
difficulty in generating high impact, the mechanism dedicates
its effort to producing relatively high impact by taking advan-
tage of the continuous rotation of the motor rather than servo
control from stall by using a slider-crank mechanism. Second,
the proposed leg design can store more potential energy than
the leg designs of other dynamic gait robots [8-11]. By using
the conserved potential energy to generate hopping motion,
we expect the proposed robot leg mechanism to be more en-
ergy conservative, thus enabling development of a compact
but highly locomotive dynamic gait robot.
This paper is organized as follows. Section 2 explains the
basic concepts and purpose of developing the proposed slider-
crank leg mechanism which has been inspired by the spring-
loaded inverted pendulum (SLIP) model. In Section 3, we
introduce the actual prototype and address the design issues.
To obtain constant jumping motion which is necessary for
stable locomotion a clutch trigger mechanism has been devel-
oped. To find the optimal design for the trigger, in the follow-
ing Section 4, we derive the dynamic model for the prototype
to determine the optimal design for the clutch trigger. Also,
discussion about the experimental results with the prototype is
presented. Concluding remarks are given in Section 5.
2. Slider-crank leg mechanism
The main barrier in developing a compact legged robotic
platform that is able to achieve high speed is the limitation in
the power efficiency of the actuator. That is, pneumatic actua-
tors used in legged robots are advantageous in generating a
large amount of force to impact the ground in a very short
time, but has disadvantages when used on a fully contained
mobile robot due to its large size, heavy weight, and signifi-
cant noise.
For this reason, mobile-legged robots that use motors for lo-
comotion have been suggested. Electronic motors can be
compact, but they are disadvantageous in producing sudden
impact from stall due to the actuation characteristics which is
required for high speed legged locomotion since. That is, in
terms of power output, rotary electric motors are advantageous
for continuous rotation rather than sudden movement from
stall. Linear electric motors have benefits in this aspect, but
they are also relatively large and heavy compared to rotary
motors with similar power output. A slider-crank mechanism
was applied for the actuation of I-Sprawl [9], but it used open-
loop passive control for a statically stable hexapod rather than
to generate large impact used in a dynamic gait.
As a new attempt in this paper we suggest a new leg design
for a mobile robot which uses the slider-crank mechanism to
convert the continuous motor rotation into piston motion
which is used to impact the ground. Fig. 1 shows the proposed
leg design. The leg consists of a rotational actuator, a slider-
crank mechanism, and a linear spring at the end of the slider.
The leg is operated as follows. The rotational actuator on the
main body rotates in one direction. Then, the slider-crank
mechanism converts the rotation to linear motion along to the
slider, which is the y-direction shown in Fig. 1(a). As a result,
the slider repeatedly moves upward and downward in the y-
direction. The linear momentum of the slider generates an
active impact on the ground, and the leg hops using the con-
served potential energy in the spring. The prototype design is
shown in Fig. 1(b).
The proposed leg mechanism was inspired by the SLIP
model, which has been suggested as a canonical model of
running animal dynamics [12]. The SLIP model describes the
running of animals as a repeated sequence of conservation and
release of potential energy using a linear spring. That is, when
the animal lands on the ground, the kinetic energy is con-
served as potential energy in the muscular system as if a
spring were compressed. The potential energy is used to pro-
duce a larger impact in the next jump. Adopting the basic
concept of the SLIP model is important for a mobile robot.
The model improves energy efficiency by reducing kinetic
energy loss, and helps to produce a larger impact for sufficient
jumping with limited actuation.
The slider-crank mechanism [13] helps the leg to generate
an active impact during locomotion according to the SLIP
Fig. 1. (a) Schematic of the slider-crank leg mechanism (l1: crank arm
length, l2: connecting rod length, l3: slider length, ls: spring length, M:
body mass, m1: crank arm mass, m2: connecting rod mass, m3: slider
mass, k: spring constant, c: damping coefficient, θ1: angle between the
body and the crank arm, θ2: angle between the crank arm and connect-
ing rod, and φ: transmission angle of the crank); (b) 3-D modeling of
the prototype.
(a) (b)
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model. The slider-crank mechanism converts the rotation of a
rotary motor to linear motion of the slider, which then gener-
ates an active impact of the foot against the ground. The foot
moves up and down, repeatedly actuated by the rotary motor.
When the foot lands on the ground, the spring is compressed
due to body inertia, and the slider starts to push against the
ground, thereby compressing the spring even more. High hop-
ping motion is achieved as the conserved potential energy in
the spring is released.
Now that we have explained the basic concepts, we investi-
gate design issues in designing and manufacturing an actual
prototype in the following section.
3. Prototype design and manufacturing
3.1 Specification of the prototype
A prototype of the slider-crank hopping leg was built as
shown in Fig. 2. The design parameters of the prototype leg
have been determined to satisfy the size and weight require-
ments for a compact legged robot which we target to build
which will weigh less than 20 kg and is able to achieve 5 m/s.
The dimensions of the prototype are 370 (L) x 200 (W) x
560 (H) mm3
, and the net weight is 2.7 kg. Detailed specifica-
tions are summarized in Table 1. A brushless direct current
(DC) motor (Maxon, Switzland) was used to rotate the crank.
The length of the connecting rod l2 was designed to be twice
the length of the crank arm l1. Different hopping heights are
achieved by controlling the rotation speed of the rotary motor.
The prototype was connected to a 1.5 m-long link that was
fixed on the ground via a universal joint to restrict the motion
of the hopping leg in one direction.
3.2 Clutch trigger mechanism
While the crank enables to draw out maximum working
condition of the motor, since the slider continuously repeats a
periodic motion it is difficult to obtain stable hopping motion.
That is, the achieved jumping is determined by the crank angle
at landing impact which we define as the transmission angle φ.
Thus, the transmission angle should be maintained as a fixed
value to achieve repeated hopping locomotion.
In order to control impact timing of the piston a mechanical
passive clutch trigger mechanism was developed as shown in
Fig. 3(a) to maintain a constant transmission angle and thus
achieve stable hopping motion. The mechanism consists of an
electromagnetic clutch that connects the crank with the motor
shaft, and a switch with an elastic stopper which is triggered
as the crank shaft rotates and pushes the switch as seen in Fig.
3(b). When the leg contacts the ground, the piston will be
pushed upwards resulting in rotating the crank and disengag-
ing with the elastic switch.
Table 1. Specification of the hopping leg prototype.
Name Size (mm) Weight (kg)
Body 55 (L) x 110 (W) x 560 (H) 1.1
Crank arm (mm) 45 (l1) 0.05
Connecting rod (mm) 90 (l2) 0.08
Slider (mm) 200 (l3) 0.5
Motor (mm) Ф35 x 108 0.52
Clutch (mm) Ф45.3 x 39.4 0.3
Trigger (mm) 40 (L) x 8 (W) x 75 (H) 0.01
Linear spring (mm) Ф36 x 245 0.4
Total 2.96
Fig. 2. Prototype of the proposed slider-crank hopping leg.
(a)
(b)
Fig. 3. (a) Electromagnetic clutch and trigger with elastic stopper; (b)
Clutch trigger mechanism.
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The sequence of the mechanism is shown in Fig. 4. After a
successful jump, the crank keeps rotating in the clockwise
(CW) direction until it touches the switch and disconnects the
clutch. The elastic switch now acts as a mechanical stopper to
hold the crank at a constant transmission angle. As the foot
lands on the ground and the impact is transferred through the
connecting rod, the crank starts rotating and disengages with
the switch turning it off, and the clutch is re-connected so that
the actuation of the motor is transferred to the crank again.
Now, the motor drives the crank arm and as the foot touches
the ground the slider connected with the crank arm makes an
impact and the hopping leg makes a jump. After the leg jumps,
the crank arm rotates and pushes the switch again and the
crank arm is held at the transmission angle. Through this
mechanism a fixed transmission angle can be maintained dur-
ing a series of continuous hopping motions while maintaining
the advantage of continuous rotation of the motor.
The maximum output of the slider at impact is related to the
transmission angle φ of the crank link. Therefore, it is neces-
sary to obtain the optimal transmission angle and install the
elastic switch at this angle. In the following section we derive
the dynamic model of the hopping leg prototype to find the
optimal design for maximum performance and address the
design limitations.
4. Parametric design and experiment
The transmission angle in a slider-crank mechanism is de-
fined as the angle between the connecting rod and the axis
normal to the slider axis, which is denoted as φ in Fig. 1. Since
hopping height is affected by the transmission angle when the
foot leaves the ground in the take-off sequence, finding the
optimal transmission angle is required for efficient hopping
motion. For this, first dynamic modeling of the hopping mo-
tion is derived based on the force and momentum equation.
Then, the optimal transmission angle is determined through an
exhaustive search of the full range of transmission angles.
Verification using RecurDyn commercial dynamic simulation
software was also performed.
4.1 Modeling
We derived a model for hopping leg motion during the
landing and take-off sequence. In order to analyze the hopping
motion, we assumed that the initial state occurs when the foot
touches the ground, and the final state occurs when the hop-
ping leg totally loses contact with the ground. From a different
point of view, the motion could be interpreted according to the
compression and expansion of the spring. As the leg contacts
the ground the spring begins to be compressed due to gravita-
tional force and force applied by the slider. The spring con-
tacts the ground until the spring fully expands and recovers its
initial state, thus applying no force against the leg. We defined
the slider-crank model as shown in Fig. 5(a) and then simpli-
fied it as a two body mass-spring system, where the force
generated by the slider-crank mechanism is expressed as the
force acting on the two bodies to push each other away as
shown in Fig. 5(b). Note, that the crank shaft position moves
as the piston applies force to the ground making the analysis
different from the classical slider-crank dynamic analysis. The
focus of the analysis is to find the net impact the leg is able to
apply against the ground with respect to the crank angle at
impact or the transmission angle. The analysis is performed in
two steps. First the kinematics of the slider-crank is reviewed
and then based on the result dynamic analysis of the two body
system is performed to find the achieved jumping height for a
given transmission angle. The result for every angle is calcu-
lated to find the optimum trigger installation point.
First the position, velocity, and acceleration of the end of
the slider were derived (point B in Fig. 3) with respect to the
motion of the rotary actuator (point O in Fig. 3). The position
of the end of the slider was determined by the angle between
the crank arm and the slider θ1, the angle between the crank
arm and the connecting rod θ2 (see Fig. 1), and the length of
(a) (b)
Fig. 5. Free body diagram of the simplified leg mechanism model: (a)
Initial schematic; (b) Simplified schematic as a two body mass-spring
system.Fig. 4. Sequence of the passively-triggered clutch mechanism.
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the crank arm l1 and connecting rod l2, as follows:
1 1 2 1 2cos( ) cos( )S l lθ θ θ= + + . (1)
We assumed that the rotary motor ran with constant angular
velocity ω; therefore, θ1 and θ2 are expressed as
1
1 0 2 1 1
2
, arcsin( sin( ))
l
t
l
θ ω θ θ θ θ= + =− + − (2)
where θ0 is the angle between the crank arm and the slider in
the initial state. The acceleration of the end is derived in a
straightforward manner by differentiating the position twice.
The acceleration is given as follows:
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
24
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
22
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
22
1
2
2
12
2
111
−
−
−
−
−
+−=
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
dt
Sd
σ
σσω
σ
σω
σ
σω
σω
(3)
where 1 0sin( )tσ ω θ= + and 2 0cos( ).tσ ω θ= +
Since the resulting acceleration is unnecessarily compli-
cated, we ignored the high-order term to assume that
2 2
1 1
2 22
2
1
l
l l
l
σ
− ≅ . (4)
The resulting acceleration can be simplified as follows:
2 22
2 1 0
1 02
2
cos(2( ))
cos( ) .
l td S
l t
ldt
ω ω θ
ω ω θ
+
= − + − (5)
Next, we calculate the force the hopping leg applies against
the ground. The force is proportional to the deformation of the
spring that is located at the end of the slider. For simplification,
the force applied through the crank mechanism is thought as
linear actuation. That is, a slider with mass m3 is being linearly
accelerated by a mass M. Also, the inertia effects of link m1
and m2 are neglected since the mass is relatively small. There-
fore, the free body diagram of the simplified leg mechanism
could be represented as a system composed of two rigid bod-
ies where the two bodies apply force against each other. Here,
the slider is a mass-spring system applying force against the
ground. It should be noted that the spring contacts the ground
and pushes the whole system away from ground until it recov-
ers its natural length and stops applying force.
The dynamics equation for M and m3 is derived in Eqs. (6)
and (7) respectively. The relative distance of the two masses
are as in Eq. (8), where d2
S/dt2
denotes the relative accelera-
tion of m3 with respect to M derived in Eq. (5).
2
1
2
,s
d y
M F Mg
dt
= − (6)
2
2
3 3 22
( ),s s
d y
m F m g k l y
dt
= − + + − (7)
2 2 2
1 2
2 2 2
.
d y d y d S
dt dt dt
− = (8)
By simultaneously solving the three equations the dynamics
equation of the whole system is derived as follows:
2 2
2
3 2 32 2
( ) ( ) 0.s
d y d S
M m ky kl M m g M
dt dt
+ + − + + + =
(9)
Adding the damping term to the equation, we now obtain
2 2
2 2
3 2 32 2
( ) ( ) 0s
d y dy d S
M m C ky kl M m g M
dtdt dt
+ + + − + + + =
(10)
where the damping coefficient c is experimentally measured.
Now, the height profile y2 could be obtained by substituting
d2
S/dt2
from Eq. (5) and solving Eq. (10). The net force gener-
ated by the spring against the ground is given by the following
equation:
2( ).sF k l y= − (11)
Assuming that momentum is conserved, the take-off veloc-
ity vout is first calculated, and then the achievable hopping
height is calculated using the landing velocity vin at the next
sequence, as follows:
1 2 3( ) ( ( ) ) ,out inm v v F M m m m g dt− = − + + +
∫ (12)
Fig. 6. Example of hopping trajectory derived by the dynamic model.
The blue dashed line and red solid line denote the hopping trajectory of
the system and the profile of the spring while it contacts ground, re-
spectively. The properties of the prototype are used as parameters
which are given as follows: l1 = 45 mm, l2 = 90 mm, l3 = 200 mm, ls =
100 mm, k = 15 kN/m, M = 1.875 kg, m1 = 0.050 kg, m2 = 0.075 kg, m3
= 0.478 kg, ω =180 rpm, vin = 2.42 m/s, c = 23.9 kg/s, and φ = 270º.
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2
1
( ) ,out in sv v k l y dt
m
= + −
∫ (13)
21
maximum jump height .
2
outv
g
= (14)
Fig. 6 shows the result of the motion when the hopping leg
starts free-falling from 0.4 m above the ground to 0.1 m, re-
sulting vin = 2.42 m/s. We observed that during the bouncing
phase, the spring conserved potential energy and used the
energy to hop again. Due to damping energy loss, the hopping
height must reduce as after a few series of hopping. However,
with a slider-crank mechanism, the hopping leg is able to
maintain constant hopping height.
4.2 Comparison to simulation
Simulation of the hopping sequence was performed using
RecurDyn commercial dynamics simulation software (Func-
tionBay Inc., http://functionbay.co.kr) to verify the dynamics
modeling. The simulation results of the hopping sequence
using the same parameters as shown in Fig. 5 are shown in Fig.
7. The difference between the maximum hopping height from
the dynamics modeling results and the simulation results is
2.9%. Therefore, we assumed that the dynamics modeling was
reliable.
4.3 Transmission angle optimization for maximum hopping
height
Fig. 8 shows the corresponding hopping height obtained for
a given transmission angle. The blue line and red star denote
the results of the dynamics model and the dynamics simula-
tion, respectively. The optimum transmission angle φ was
270◦. The maximum height achieved at this angle was 0.42 m.
Note that since from 0◦ to 90◦, the slider is accelerating up-
wards while the leg is falling the slider does not contact the
ground at this angle and therefore the result between our dy-
namic model and the simulation is slightly different due to
calculation uncertainty.
However, due to physical constraints of the trigger mecha-
nism, it is impossible to install the trigger at the optimal
transmission angle. That is, in order for the mechanism to
work the crank should be disengaged from the trigger switch
as the slider is pushed in when the leg contacts the ground.
However, if the trigger is located in the right half of the angle
that is from 180◦ to 360◦ the crank will escape from the trigger
in the opposite direction of the crank rotation and thus the
mechanism will not work. Observing the results, the maxi-
mum height achieved increases as the transmission angle ap-
proaches the optimal angle. Therefore, we have designed the
trigger to be located as close as possible to 180◦. Experiment
results are discussed in the next section.
4.4 Experiment results
The maximum hopping height predicted by the dynamics
model was 0.42 m where the actual maximum hopping height
achieved without the clutch trigger mechanism, thus among
random transmission angle and hopping, was 0.35 m. With the
trigger installed at 135◦ the prototype was able to achieve
constant hopping height of 0.30 m as shown in Fig. 9. The
difference between the prototype with the predicted value and
randomly achieved maximum was 0.12 m (28.5%) and 0.05 m
(14.3%) respectively. We believe the prototype was able to
achieve similar jumping height compared to the randomly
achieved maximum although the trigger was not installed at
the optimal position due to the time delay of the crank to reach
maximum rotation speed when the clutch is engaged. Thus,
the actual transmission angle gets closer to the optimal value.
Fig. 7. Simulated hopping motion using RecurDyn.
Fig. 8. Maximum hopping height obtained for a given crank angle and
transmission angle by dynamic modeling (blue line) and dynamic
simulation (red star).
Fig. 9. Result of the hopping leg experiment.
Fig. 10. Hopping leg with swing motion.
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Meanwhile, the causes of error between the randomly
achieved maximum height and predicted maximum was
mainly due to energy loss from mechanical resistance in the
slider mechanism, and difficulty in aligning the impact so as
to be perfectly normal to the ground causing loss of driving
force.
5. Conclusions and future work
We presented a new robot leg design for hopping locomo-
tion. A slider-crank mechanism with a linear spring was used
to generate energy-efficient hopping by conserving and releas-
ing potential energy. A clutch trigger mechanism was de-
signed to control the impact time and take advantage of con-
tinuous rotation of the motor. Dynamic analysis was per-
formed to find the optimal design parameters for the trigger.
Through experiments the proposed prototype achieved con-
stant hopping height in a series of continuous hopping motions.
Although the trigger was not able to be installed at the opti-
mum position, due to the time delay from the clutch the per-
formance of the prototype was close to that of the predicted
maximum value.
Currently, the proposed leg mechanism is designed to per-
form one degree-of-freedom hopping motion. The next plan is
to design a prototype which could perform swing motion to
propel forward as in Fig. 10. This will be achieved by rotating
the bushing that holds the slider.
Acknowledgment
This work was supported by a National Research Founda-
tion (NRF) grant (No. 2009-0087640) and partly by the Korea
Student Aid Foundation (KOSAF) grant (No. S2-2009-000-
00308-1) funded by the MEST of the Korean government.
The authors gratefully acknowledge this assistance.
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Doyoung Chang received his B.S.
degree in Mechanical Engineering and
Mathematics from Seoul National
University, Seoul, Korea, in 2004,
where he also received Ph.D. in Me-
chanical Engineering in 2011. He is now
a post-doctoral researcher at Urobotics
laboratory in Johns Hopkins University.
His research interests include bio-inspired robot design, indus-
trial welding carriage robots and medical robotics.
Jeongryul Kim received his B.S. degree
in mechanical and aerospace
engineering from Seoul National Uni-
versity, Seoul, in 2009. He is currently
working toward a Ph.D. degree in
Robust Design Engineering Laboratory.
His current research is focused on a bio-
inspired mobile hopping robot.
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Dongkyu Choi receive his B.A. degree
in Mechanical Aerospace Engineering
from Seoul National University, Seoul,
Korea, in 2010. His dissertation was
entitled “Design an under actuated
Gecko Arm”. From 2010, he is Ph.D.
researcher at the Robust Design
Engineering Lab, in Seoul National Uni-
versity, studying hopping leg robot.
Kyu-Jin Cho received his B.S. and M.S.
degrees in mechanical engineering in
1998 and 2000, respectively, from Seoul
National University, Seoul, Korea, and
has received his Ph.D. degree in
mechanical engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge. He is currently an assistant
professor of the school of mechanical and aerospace engineer-
ing at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea. His research
interests include robotics and control, biologically inspired
robotics, artificial muscles, mechatronics, and actuator sys-
tems using smart materials.
TaeWon Seo received his Ph.D. degree in
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
from Seoul National University, 2008,
where he also received his B.S. degree in
2003. He was a postdoctoral researcher at
Nanorobotics Laboratory in Carnegie
Mellon University in 2009, and he is
currently an assistant professor in the
School of Mechanical Engineering of Yeungnam University,
Korea. His research interests include design, control, optimiza-
tion, and motion planning of robotic platforms.
Jongwon Kim is a professor in the
School of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering of Seoul National University,
Korea. He received his BS in Mechanical
Engineering from Seoul National Uni-
versity in 1978, and his MS in Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering from Korea
Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology (KAIST), Korea, in 1980. He received his Ph.D. in
Mechanical Engineering from University of Wisconsin-
Madison, USA, in 1987. He worked with Daewoo Heavy In-
dustry & Machinery, Korea, from 1980 to 1984. From 1987 to
1989, he was Director of Central R&D Division at Daewoo
Heavy Industry & Machinery. From 1989 to 1993, he was re-
searcher at the Automation and Systems Research Institute at
Seoul National University. His research interests include paral-
lel mechanism, Taguchi methodology and field robot.