Spherical Robots for Special Purposes: A Review on Current Possibilities
The review discusses the possibilities of different driving mechanisms and sensors of spherical robots, and a special kind of mobile robots is introduced and discussed. The sensors discussed can expand robots’ sensing capabilities which are typically very limited. Most spherical robots have holonomi...
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| author | Marek Bujňák Rastislav Pirník Karol Rástočný Aleš Janota Dušan Nemec Pavol Kuchár Tomáš Tichý Zbigniew Łukasik |
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| description | The review discusses the possibilities of different driving mechanisms and sensors of spherical robots, and a special kind of mobile robots is introduced and discussed. The sensors discussed can expand robots’ sensing capabilities which are typically very limited. Most spherical robots have holonomic characteristics and protect the inner environment using a shell. Today, there are a diversity of driving mechanisms. Therefore, this article provides a review of all of them and identifies their basic properties. Accordingly, many spherical robots have only inner sensors for moving, balancing, driving, etc. However, a few of them are also equipped with sensors that can measure environmental properties. Therefore, in this paper, we propose the possibility of using such sensors as cameras, LiDARs, thermocouples, and gas sensors, which can be used for special purposes underground, for example, in mines, underground tunnels, or road tunnels. After combining all components are combined, it is possible to design a special type of spherical robot designed for underground exploration, such as accidents in mines or road tunnels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73b4ecbc161349c8bcc4453b670fe5432023-11-23T21:59:11ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202022-02-01224141310.3390/s22041413Spherical Robots for Special Purposes: A Review on Current PossibilitiesMarek Bujňák0Rastislav Pirník1Karol Rástočný2Aleš Janota3Dušan Nemec4Pavol Kuchár5Tomáš Tichý6Zbigniew Łukasik7Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaFaculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Zilina, 010 26 Zilina, SlovakiaFaculty of Transportation Sciences, Czech Technical University in Prague, 110 00 Prague, Czech RepublicFaculty of Transport, Electrical Engineering and Informatics, University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, 26-600 Radom, PolandThe review discusses the possibilities of different driving mechanisms and sensors of spherical robots, and a special kind of mobile robots is introduced and discussed. The sensors discussed can expand robots’ sensing capabilities which are typically very limited. Most spherical robots have holonomic characteristics and protect the inner environment using a shell. Today, there are a diversity of driving mechanisms. Therefore, this article provides a review of all of them and identifies their basic properties. Accordingly, many spherical robots have only inner sensors for moving, balancing, driving, etc. However, a few of them are also equipped with sensors that can measure environmental properties. Therefore, in this paper, we propose the possibility of using such sensors as cameras, LiDARs, thermocouples, and gas sensors, which can be used for special purposes underground, for example, in mines, underground tunnels, or road tunnels. After combining all components are combined, it is possible to design a special type of spherical robot designed for underground exploration, such as accidents in mines or road tunnels.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/4/1413spherical robotmobile robotinertial sensorscamerastemperature sensorsgas sensors |
| spellingShingle | Marek Bujňák Rastislav Pirník Karol Rástočný Aleš Janota Dušan Nemec Pavol Kuchár Tomáš Tichý Zbigniew Łukasik Spherical Robots for Special Purposes: A Review on Current Possibilities Sensors spherical robot mobile robot inertial sensors cameras temperature sensors gas sensors |
| title | Spherical Robots for Special Purposes: A Review on Current Possibilities |
| title_full | Spherical Robots for Special Purposes: A Review on Current Possibilities |
| title_fullStr | Spherical Robots for Special Purposes: A Review on Current Possibilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spherical Robots for Special Purposes: A Review on Current Possibilities |
| title_short | Spherical Robots for Special Purposes: A Review on Current Possibilities |
| title_sort | spherical robots for special purposes a review on current possibilities |
| topic | spherical robot mobile robot inertial sensors cameras temperature sensors gas sensors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/4/1413 |
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