Adaptation to Rough Terrains by Using Force Sensing on the MERO Modular Walking Robots

• Published in: Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 762; no. Mechatronics and Robotics; pp. 147 - 154
• Main Authors: Ion, Ion, Stamatescu, Grigore, Găvan, Mircea, Curaj, Adrian, Dinu, Cornel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Architecture; Autonomous; Mechatronics; Modular; Perception; Robots; Rough terrain; Sensors; Walking; Stability; Force/Torque Sensor; Gait; Modular Walking Robot; Mechanism
• ISBN: 3038354449; 9783038354444
• ISSN: 1660-9336; 1662-7482; 1662-7482
• DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.762.147

The last years a large number of vehicles have been developed for their mobility characteristics over rough terrains. The new modular walking robot MERO* (MEchanism Robot- *Pelecudi Ch et.al.) by reconfiguring their architecture are built to displace the heavy loads on the rough terrains. The main characteristic of the modular walking robot is that they are able to move away on not arranged, horizontal and rough terrains. The modular mechatronic system protect much better the environment when its contact with the soil is discrete, a fact that limits appreciately he area that is crushed. Operation of autonomous walking robot MERO movement implies the existence of a close link between planning movements, environmental perception and executions order to obtain an appropriate behaviour in weakly structured environments. For further acquisition of terrain information, we propose installed active force sensor for terminal leg. This paper describes the detailed design and the prototype characterization of a novel tactile sensor force/moment sensor for MERO an intelligent walking robot’s .