Design of an Anti-Slip Mechanism for Wheels of Step Climbing Robots

Design of an Anti-Slip Mechanism for Wheels of Step Climbing Robots

This manuscript presents a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuated anti-slip mechanism for the wheels of step climbing robots. The proposed mechanism comprises three kinematic chains considering the <i>Lazy Tong</i> and the bi-stable four-bar mechanism. Chain 1 of the mechanism is used to clam...

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Main Authors: Nayan Jyoti Baishya, Bishakh Bhattacharya, Harutoshi Ogai, Kohei Tatsumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Actuators
Subjects:
mechanism
assistive technologies
actuators
smart materials
bi-stable mechanism
step-climbing robot
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/10/10/259

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