A transformable wheel-legged mobile robot: Design, analysis and experiment

T Sun, X Xiang, W Su, H Wu, Y Song - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new type of transformable wheel-legged mobile robot that could be
applied on both flat and rugged terrains. It integrates stability and maneuverability of …

Active suspension control with consensus strategy for dynamic posture tracking of wheel-legged robotic systems on uneven surfaces

D Liu, J Wang, T Lei, S Wang - ISA transactions, 2022 - Elsevier
This work presents a dynamic posture tracking control strategy for wheel-legged systems on
uneven surfaces. Based on the kinematic model of a wheel-legged robotic system, the …

Conv1D energy-aware path planner for mobile robots in unstructured environments

M Visca, A Bouton, R Powell, Y Gao… - 2021 IEEE International …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Driving energy consumption plays a major role in the navigation of mobile robots in
challenging environments, especially if they are left to operate unattended under limited on …

Design and control of a compliant wheel-on-leg rover which conforms to uneven terrain

A Bouton, C Grand, F Benamar - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article presents the design, control, and implementation of a new compliant wheel-on-
leg robot, named Complios. This robot is able to spontaneously adapt its configuration while …

Caster-leg aided maneuver for negotiating surface discontinuities with a wheeled skid-steer mobile robot

JM García, JL Martínez, A Mandow… - Robotics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Crossing surface discontinuities, such as ditches or curbs in urban environments, is a
relevant navigation issue for ground mobile robots. This paper proposes a maneuver for …

Pursuing a target by wheel-legged mobile robot using NMPC while optimizing obstacles passing

MH Korayem, HR Adriani - ISA transactions, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, trajectory tracking control as the pursuit of a specific target by wheel-legged
mobile robots (WLMRs) in an environment with the presence of obstacles is presented …

Whole-body motion tracking for a quadruped-on-wheel robot via a compact-form controller with improved prioritized optimization

W Du, M Fnadi, F Benamar - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter develops a more general dynamics controllerto generate whole-body behaviors
fora quadruped-on-wheel robot. To track the quadruped centroidal motion, the wheeled …

The simulation and analysis of a new rescue robot with transformable wheels

X Zhao, W Su, S Zhang - 2019 2nd world conference on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aiming at the complex terrains in the working scenes for rescue robots, this paper presents
the design of a rescue robot with two switchable modes between wheels and legs. Firstly …

Obstacle negotiation learning for a compliant wheel-on-leg robot

A Bouton, C Grand, F Benamar - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Generic control of wheel-on-leg robots on arbitrary uneven terrains is a challenging task due
to the complexity of the robot dynamics, surface interactions, and environmental structures …

Method for the posture control of bionic mechanical wheel-legged vehicles in hilly and mountainous areas

K Pan, Q Zhang, Z Wang, S Wang, A Zhou… - International Journal of …, 2024 - ijabe.net
In response to the weaknesses of traditional agricultural equipment chassis with poor
environmental adaptability and inferior mobility, a novel unmanned agricultural machinery …