Obstacle Performance of Track Robot with Passive Rocker Based on Recurdyn

Abstract:

To solve the instability of track robot in the process of climbing obstacles, a track robot with passive rocker was designed and a three-dimensional model of track robot was developed by Unigraphics NX in this paper. Furthermore, the kinematic analysis was made for obstacle performance of the track robot. The virtual prototype model of the track robot with passive rocker was set up by using the tracked vehicle subsystem of multi-body dynamics simulation software RecurDyn and kinematics simulation for this robot was made. The simulation results verify the feasibility of the machine and provide some theoretical guidance for developing the obstacle performance of track robot.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 397-400)
• Pages: 1580-1588
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.397-400.1580
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Man Lu Liu, Jing Zhang, Kuan Li
• Keywords: Obstacle Performance, Passive Rocker, Recurdyn, Track Robot

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