Ackerman Steering Chassis with Independently Driven Back Wheels
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When building the robot for outdoor competition the designer can choose from a variety of chassis. The differential drive and Ackerman steering drive are among the most popular. The paper describes our experiences with the custom built chassis that uses Ackerman steering principle together with independently driven back wheels. The chassis represent the base of Bender II mobile robot, used in Robotour 2009 outdoor competition. The goal of such solution is to obtain better traction on rough outdoor surfaces while keeping the mechanical design simple. Mobile robot, chassis concept, software differential
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