Journal of Jilin University(Engineering and Technology Edition) ›› 2024, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (2): 356-364.doi: 10.13229/j.cnki.jdxbgxb.20221184

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Design and obstacle surmounting performance analysis of a novel mobile chassis for inspection robot

Jian-jun NIE1(),Jun-kai HOU1,Xiao-lin XIE2,Hong-zhen YAN1   

  1. 1.School of Mechatronics Engineering,Zhongyuan University of Technology,Zhengzhou 450007,China
    2.College of Agricultural Equipment Engineering,Henan University of Science and Technology,Luoyang 471003,China
  • Received:2022-09-13 Online:2024-02-01 Published:2024-03-29

Abstract:

A new type of mobile chassis with H-type balancing rocker mechanism for road adaptive inspection robot is designed for outdoor inspection in the petrochemical industry, which adopts a new “4h” symmetrical structure to realize four-wheel drive and steering operation of the chassis. Based on the introduction of the overall structure of the chassis, the design principles of the chassis drive mechanism and steering mechanism are analyzed, and the theoretical models of the chassis Ackermann 4WS steering and in-situ steering are established to provide a theoretical basis for the motion control of the robot chassis. The theoretical analysis and simulation of the unilateral obstacle-surmounting process of the robot chassis were carried out, and the simulation comparison with the obstacle-surmounting process of the common integrated chassis was conducted to study the driving stability of the chassis during the obstacle-surmounting process. Finally, the steering mode experiment and unilateral obstacle surmounting experiment of the chassis prototype were conducted. The results show that the mobile chassis can realize the switching of drive and steering modes, and the chassis has a smooth motion attitude when conducting unilateral obstacle surmounting, with good road self-adaptive ability and obstacle surmounting performance.

Key words: vehicle engineering, mobile robot, chassis, Ackerman steering, in-situ steering, obstacle surmounting performance

CLC Number: 

  • TP242.2

Fig.1

Design of driving and steering mechanisms"

Fig.2

Diagram of wheel rotation"

Fig.3

Diagram of the balance rocker arm structure"

Fig.4

Ackerman 4WS mode"

Fig.5

Steering in place mode"

Fig.6

Right view of the chassis when surmounting obstacles"

Fig.7

Body posture when surmounting obstacles on one side of different chassis"

Fig.8

Wheel z-displacement curves for different chassis"

Fig.9

Simulation comparison of different chassis performance"

Table 1

Basic parameters of mobile chassis"

序号名称参数
1整车质量/kg260
2整车尺寸/mm1170×750×400
3最大爬坡度/(°)15
4最小越障高度/mm50
5驱动电机功率/kW0.4
6转向电机功率/kW0.2
7车轮半径/mm155

Fig.10

Prototype experiment"

Table 2

Validation results of corresponding wheel angles under different steering modes"

运行条件理论转角/(°)实际转角/(°)
转向模式底盘转向角度/(°)内侧车轮外侧车轮内侧车轮外侧车轮
阿克曼4WS转向1010.739.3610.539.66
原地转向68.4368.4368.6668.06
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