A Partner Robot Transforming to a Vehicle: CanguRo - Design, Development and Evaluation of Its In-Wheel Drive Unit with Cycloid Gear

Autor: Kengo Toda, Takayuki Furuta, Kiyoshi Irie, Masaharu Shimizu, Masahiro Tomono, Yu Okumura, Kodachi Takashi, Hideaki Yamato, Ogihara Kazuki, Yoshitaka Hara, Tomoaki Yoshida
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: SII
Popis: Toward the creation of a new relationship among people and robots, a partner robot, CanguRo, capable of self-traveling, human-following as well as transforming into a personal vehicle, is designed and developed. In this paper, concepts and features pursued on this model are overviewed. As a key component, then, its in-wheel drive unit with cycloid gear is focused, and design methodology and performance evaluation of the drive unit are fully discussed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE