There is a strong demand for Planetary Exploration Mobile robots(PEMRs)that have the capability of the traversability,stability,efficiency and high load while tackling the specialized tasks on planet surface.In this p...There is a strong demand for Planetary Exploration Mobile robots(PEMRs)that have the capability of the traversability,stability,efficiency and high load while tackling the specialized tasks on planet surface.In this paper,an electric parallel wheel-legged hexapod robot which has high-adaption locomotion on the unstructured terrain is presented.Also,the hybrid control framework,which enables robot to stably carry the heavy loads as well as to traverse the uneven terrain by utilizing both legged and wheeled locomotion,is also proposed.Based on this framework,robot controls the multiple DOF leg for performing high-adaption locomotion to negotiate obstacles via Gait Generator(GG).Additionally,by using Whole-Body Control(WBC)of framework,robot has the capability of flexibly accommodating the uneven terrain by Attitude Control(AC)kinematically adjusting the length of legs like an active suspension system,and by Force/torque Balance Control(FBC)equally distributing the Ground Reaction Force(GRF)to maintain a stable body.The simulation and experiment are employed to validate the proposed framework with the physical system in the planetary analog environments.Particularly,to smoothly demonstrate the performance of robot transporting heavy loads,the experiment of carrying 3-person load of about 240 kg is deployed.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.61773060)National Key Research and Development Project:Design and optimization of small,multi-functional and highly mobile rescue robot system for major natural disasters。
文摘There is a strong demand for Planetary Exploration Mobile robots(PEMRs)that have the capability of the traversability,stability,efficiency and high load while tackling the specialized tasks on planet surface.In this paper,an electric parallel wheel-legged hexapod robot which has high-adaption locomotion on the unstructured terrain is presented.Also,the hybrid control framework,which enables robot to stably carry the heavy loads as well as to traverse the uneven terrain by utilizing both legged and wheeled locomotion,is also proposed.Based on this framework,robot controls the multiple DOF leg for performing high-adaption locomotion to negotiate obstacles via Gait Generator(GG).Additionally,by using Whole-Body Control(WBC)of framework,robot has the capability of flexibly accommodating the uneven terrain by Attitude Control(AC)kinematically adjusting the length of legs like an active suspension system,and by Force/torque Balance Control(FBC)equally distributing the Ground Reaction Force(GRF)to maintain a stable body.The simulation and experiment are employed to validate the proposed framework with the physical system in the planetary analog environments.Particularly,to smoothly demonstrate the performance of robot transporting heavy loads,the experiment of carrying 3-person load of about 240 kg is deployed.
