DYNAMIC MODELING OF A MOMENT EXCHANGE UNICYCLE ROBOT

S. Langius, R. A. de Callafon

2010

Abstract

In this paper a three dimensional non-linear model has been derived to describe the dynamics of an unstable moment exchange unicycle robot. The robot uses a driving wheel to provide stabilization in longitudinal direction, while a second moment exchange wheel with a large inertia is used for stabilization in lateral direction. For validation purposes, the resulting equations of motion are compared independently against the simulation results of a finite element package called SPACAR. The model includes the coupling between the lateral and longitudinal motion, which makes it possible to control the yaw angle and the model can be used to design a stabilizing feedback controller.

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Langius S. and A. de Callafon R. (2010). DYNAMIC MODELING OF A MOMENT EXCHANGE UNICYCLE ROBOT . In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO, ISBN 978-989-8425-01-0, pages 216-221. DOI: 10.5220/0002938402160221


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco10,
author={S. Langius and R. A. de Callafon},
title={DYNAMIC MODELING OF A MOMENT EXCHANGE UNICYCLE ROBOT},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,},
year={2010},
pages={216-221},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002938402160221},
isbn={978-989-8425-01-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 2: ICINCO,
TI - DYNAMIC MODELING OF A MOMENT EXCHANGE UNICYCLE ROBOT
SN - 978-989-8425-01-0
AU - Langius S.
AU - A. de Callafon R.
PY - 2010
SP - 216
EP - 221
DO - 10.5220/0002938402160221