[HTML][HTML] Service robots: Trends and technology

JA Gonzalez-Aguirre, R Osorio-Oliveros… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The 2021 sales volume in the market of service robots is attractive. Expert reports from the
International Federation of Robotics confirm 27 billion USD in total market share. Moreover …

[HTML][HTML] Tracked locomotion systems for ground mobile robots: A review

L Bruzzone, SE Nodehi, P Fanghella - Machines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper discusses the state-of-the-art of locomotion systems for ground mobile robots
comprising tracks. Tracked locomotion, due to the large contact surface with the ground, is …

[HTML][HTML] Robot path planning navigation for dense planting red jujube orchards based on the joint improved A* and DWA algorithms under laser SLAM

Y Li, J Li, W Zhou, Q Yao, J Nie, X Qi - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
High precision navigation along specific paths is required for plant protection operations in
dwarf and densely planted jujube orchards in southern Xinjiang. This study proposes a …

[HTML][HTML] A parametric study of a deep reinforcement learning control system applied to the swing-up problem of the cart-pole

CA Manrique Escobar, CM Pappalardo, D Guida - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this investigation, the nonlinear swing-up problem associated with the cart-pole system
modeled as a multibody dynamical system is solved by developing a deep Reinforcement …

[HTML][HTML] Multibody modeling and nonlinear control of a pantograph scissor lift mechanism

CM Pappalardo, R La Regina, D Guida - Journal of Applied and …, 2023 - jacm.scu.ac.ir
In this paper, a new strategy for developing effective control policies suitable for guiding the
motion of articulated mechanical systems that are described within the framework of …

Comprehensive study of skid-steer wheeled mobile robots: Development and challenges

R Khan, FM Malik, A Raza, N Mazhar - Industrial Robot: the …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive and unified presentation
of recent developments in skid-steer wheeled mobile robots (SSWMR) with regard to its …

A general multibody approach for the linear and nonlinear stability analysis of bicycle systems. Part I: methods of constrained dynamics

CM Pappalardo, A Lettieri, D Guida - Journal of Applied and …, 2021 - jacm.scu.ac.ir
This investigation is the first contribution of a two-part research work concerning the
theoretical development of a multibody approach to analyze the constrained dynamics of …

A general multibody approach for the linear and nonlinear stability analysis of bicycle systems. Part II: application to the Whipple-Carvallo bicycle model

CM Pappalardo, A Lettieri, D Guida - Journal of Applied and …, 2021 - jacm.scu.ac.ir
This paper represents the second contribution of a two-part research work presenting the
application of the proposed multibody analysis approach to bicycle systems and the relative …

[PDF][PDF] Identification of a dynamical model of the latching mechanism of an aircraft hatch door using the numerical algorithms for subspace state-space system …

CM Pappalardo, A Lettieri, D Guida - IAENG International Journal of …, 2021 - iaeng.org
In this paper, the main objective is to underline the possibility of identifying simplified
mechanical models of complex mechanical systems through the numerical techniques of …

[HTML][HTML] Development of an autonomous driving smart wheelchair for the physically weak

HY Ryu, JS Kwon, JH Lim, AH Kim, SJ Baek, JW Kim - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
People who have difficulty moving owing to problems in walking spend their lives assisted
by wheelchairs. In the past, research has been conducted regarding the application of …