Design of the drive system for an explorer robot with a continuous track traction system
Exploration robots face a challenge in maintaining stability when traversing uneven surfaces. This article aims to address this issue by proposing the design of a drive system that enables an exploration robot to adapt to terrain irregularities and achieve greater traction capability. The design par...
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| author | Marco Amaya-Pinos Mateo Torres-Espinoza Joan Uruchima-Castro Castro Julio Loja-Quezada Luis M. López-López |
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| description | Exploration robots face a challenge in maintaining stability when traversing uneven surfaces. This article aims to address this issue by proposing the design of a drive system that enables an exploration robot to adapt to terrain irregularities and achieve greater traction capability. The design parameters for the robot’s desired operation are established. Subsequently, the design of the drive system is proposed, consisting of three subsystems: the suspension system, the traction system, and the transmission system. To ensure that the proposed design functions properly under the desired parameters, an analysis is conducted using finite element methods. The resulting analysis provides the stresses, deformations, and safety factors of the components that make up the drive system. Overall, the analyzed components exhibit minimal deformations, which remain within the elastic range, as the yield strength of the materials from which they are made is not exceeded. This article concludes that the proposed design operates reliably under the stresses it must withstand and that a drive system capable of adapting to surface irregularities is essential, as it enhances the mobility of exploration robots. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5f4eae5fb80f4c4dbe202c27792456772025-08-20T03:44:02ZengSAGE PublishingAdvances in Mechanical Engineering1687-81402025-08-011710.1177/16878132251360190Design of the drive system for an explorer robot with a continuous track traction systemMarco Amaya-Pinos0Mateo Torres-Espinoza1Joan Uruchima-Castro2Castro Julio Loja-Quezada3Luis M. López-López4 Grupo de Investigación y Desarrollo en Simulación, Optimización y Toma de Decisiones GID-STD, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador Grupo de Investigación y Desarrollo en Simulación, Optimización y Toma de Decisiones GID-STD, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador Grupo de Investigación y Desarrollo en Simulación, Optimización y Toma de Decisiones GID-STD, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador Grupo de Investigación y Desarrollo en Simulación, Optimización y Toma de Decisiones GID-STD, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador Grupo de Investigación en Nuevos Materiales y Procesos de Transformación GIMAT, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca, Azuay, EcuadorExploration robots face a challenge in maintaining stability when traversing uneven surfaces. This article aims to address this issue by proposing the design of a drive system that enables an exploration robot to adapt to terrain irregularities and achieve greater traction capability. The design parameters for the robot’s desired operation are established. Subsequently, the design of the drive system is proposed, consisting of three subsystems: the suspension system, the traction system, and the transmission system. To ensure that the proposed design functions properly under the desired parameters, an analysis is conducted using finite element methods. The resulting analysis provides the stresses, deformations, and safety factors of the components that make up the drive system. Overall, the analyzed components exhibit minimal deformations, which remain within the elastic range, as the yield strength of the materials from which they are made is not exceeded. This article concludes that the proposed design operates reliably under the stresses it must withstand and that a drive system capable of adapting to surface irregularities is essential, as it enhances the mobility of exploration robots.https://doi.org/10.1177/16878132251360190 |
| spellingShingle | Marco Amaya-Pinos Mateo Torres-Espinoza Joan Uruchima-Castro Castro Julio Loja-Quezada Luis M. López-López Design of the drive system for an explorer robot with a continuous track traction system Advances in Mechanical Engineering |
| title | Design of the drive system for an explorer robot with a continuous track traction system |
| title_full | Design of the drive system for an explorer robot with a continuous track traction system |
| title_fullStr | Design of the drive system for an explorer robot with a continuous track traction system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design of the drive system for an explorer robot with a continuous track traction system |
| title_short | Design of the drive system for an explorer robot with a continuous track traction system |
| title_sort | design of the drive system for an explorer robot with a continuous track traction system |
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