At present, the theory of wheeled robotic systems is being actively developed. In modeling motion robots, one mostly uses classical nonholonomic model, which does not take into account slip deformable wheels. Meanwhile, for robots with wheels, models can be inadequate design and analysis control algorithms. This case statically unstable balancing coaxial similar in such vehicles as Segway. Thus...

This paper presents analytical and experimental results of an investigation of joint actuators and their suitability for a particular class of complex mechanisms: serpentine robots. In practice, serpentine robots usually comprise of multiple segments connected by joints. Some serpentine robots provide legged, wheeled, or tracked propulsion, and, in addition, actuation for the joints. We compare...

We report here the holonomy analysis of three wheeled mobile robots. Two of these, Vuton II and Nomad, have full mobility and are claimed by their inventors to be holonomic. We show that, in fact, they are nonholonomic. Nevertheless, conditions are given under which these robots can be designed for quasiholonomy, a concept introduced elsewhere and recalled here. The third robot, Quasimoro, has ...

Recently, robots have been used in many applications including industry and human ordinary life. Robots can make the human life easier by doing the dangerous works such as working in a toxic environment or by doing the hard works such as carrying heavy objects. In addition, robots can add more precision and repeatability in many tasks such as welding and assembly tasks. Human assistant robot (H...

In this paper we propose a method that multiple mobile robots use tools to accomplish tasks. To give an actual example, the robots can push and manipulate objects by means of a stick and can pull objects by means of string. We classify tools in view of their characteristic and the robots make use of characteristics of tools to accomplish tasks easily and efficiently. We adopt sticks and strings...

Application of wheeled mobile robots have gradually progressed from the confines of structured indoor environments to rough outdoor terrains. Material transport and exploration are some of the few areas where wheeled robots are required to navigate over uneven terrains. Stable and efficient navigation of wheeled robots over uneven terrains require a framework which can correctly ascertain the s...

Due to various advantages of Wheeled Mobile Robots (WMRs), many researchers have focused to solve their challenges. The automatic motion control of such robots is an attractive problem and is one of the issues which should carefully be examined. In the current paper, the trajectory tracking problem of WMRs which are actuated by two independent electrical motors is deliberated. To this end, and ...

Nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots are often required to implement algorithms designed for holonomic kinematic systems. This creates a velocity tracking problem for the actual wheeled mobile robot. In this paper, we investigate the issue of tracking the desired velocity in the least amount of time, for a differential drive nonholonomic wheeled mobile robot. If the desired velocity is a constant...

One of the major tasks of autonomous robot navigation elimination of robot errors. These errors are caused by imperfections in the design and mechanical implementation of robots. This paper presents experimental and statistical analysis of wheeled robots. The mobile robots consist of three differential drive robots that tested and moved in given trajectories and then the systematic errors of th...