Design and Fabrication of Mecanum Wheel for Forklift Vehicle

2021 ◽  
pp. 795-810
Author(s):  
Thanh-Long Le ◽  
Dang Van Nghin ◽  
Mach Aly
Keyword(s):  
Mecanum Wheel

scholarly journals Practical Model for Energy Consumption Analysis of Omnidirectional Mobile Robot

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 1800
Author(s):  
Linfei Hou ◽  
Fengyu Zhou ◽  
Kiwan Kim ◽  
Liang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Power Consumption ◽  
Mobile Robot ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Energy Consumption Analysis ◽  
Mecanum Wheel ◽  
Save Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption Modeling ◽  
Robot Platform

The four-wheeled Mecanum robot is widely used in various industries due to its maneuverability and strong load capacity, which is suitable for performing precise transportation tasks in a narrow environment. While the Mecanum wheel robot has mobility, it also consumes more energy than ordinary robots. The power consumed by the Mecanum wheel mobile robot varies enormously depending on their operating regimes and environments. Therefore, only knowing the working environment of the robot and the accurate power consumption model can we accurately predict the power consumption of the robot. In order to increase the applicable scenarios of energy consumption modeling for Mecanum wheel robots and improve the accuracy of energy consumption modeling, this paper focuses on various factors that affect the energy consumption of the Mecanum wheel robot, such as motor temperature, terrain, the center of gravity position, etc. The model is derived from the kinematic and kinetic model combined with electrical engineering and energy flow principles. The model has been simulated in MATLAB and experimentally validated with the four-wheeled Mecanum robot platform in our lab. Experimental results show that the accuracy of the model reached 95%. The results of energy consumption modeling can help robots save energy by helping them to perform rational path planning and task planning.

A robust sliding mode control of mecanum wheel-chair for trajectory tracking

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Singh Yadav ◽  
Vandana Agrawal ◽  
J.C. Mohanta ◽  
M.D. Faiyaz Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Sliding Mode Control ◽  
Trajectory Tracking ◽  
Sliding Mode ◽  
Mode Control ◽  
Wheel Chair ◽  
Mecanum Wheel

scholarly journals Energy Modeling and Experimental Validation of Four-Wheel Mecanum Mobile Robots for Energy-Optimal Motion Control

Symmetry ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1372
Author(s):  
Liang Zhang ◽  
Jongwon Kim ◽  
Jie Sun
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
Mobile Robots ◽  
Motion Control ◽  
Prediction Accuracy ◽  
Experimental Validation ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Energy Modeling ◽  
Optimal Motion ◽  
Consumption Model ◽  
Mecanum Wheel

Four-wheel Mecanum mobile robots (FWMRs) are widely used in transportation because of their omnidirectional mobility. However, the FWMR trades off energy efficiency for flexibility. To efficiently predict the energy consumption of the robot movement processes, this paper proposes a power consumption model for the omnidirectional movement of an FWMR. A power consumption model is of great significance for reducing the power consumption, motion control, and path planning of robots. However, FWMRs are highly maneuverable, meaning their control is complicated and their energy modeling is extremely complex. The speed, distance, path, and power consumption of the robot can vary greatly depending on the control method. This energy model was mathematically implemented in MATLAB and validated by our laboratory’s Mecanum wheel robot. The prediction accuracy of the model was over 95% through simulation and experimental verification.

Energy-Optimal Motion Trajectory of an Omni-Directional Mecanum-Wheeled Robot via Polynomial Functions

Robotica ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1400-1414
Author(s):  
Li Xie ◽  
Karl Stol ◽  
Weiliang Xu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Polynomial Functions ◽  
Heavy Duty ◽  
Optimal Motion ◽  
Wheeled Robots ◽  
Motion Trajectories ◽  
Decision Variables ◽  
Robotic Motion ◽  
Wheeled Robot ◽  
Mecanum Wheel

SUMMARYThe Mecanum wheel is one of the practical omni-directional wheel designs in industry, especially for heavy-duty tasks in a confined floor. An issue with Mecanum-wheeled robots is inefficient use of energy. In this study, the robotic motion trajectories are optimized to minimize the energy consumption, where a robotic path is expressed in polynomial functions passing through a given set of via points, and a genetic algorithm is used to find the polynomial’s coefficients being decision variables. To attempt a further reduction in the energy consumption, the via points are also taken as decision variables for the optimization. Both simulations and experiments are conducted, and the results show that the optimized trajectories result in a significant reduction in energy consumption, which can be further lowered when the via points become decision variables. It is also found that the higher the order of the polynomials the larger the reduction in the energy consumption.

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