Omnidirectional mobile robots, mechanisms and navigation approaches

H Taheri, CX Zhao - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2020 - Elsevier
A bstract The omnidirectional drive is a popular challenging trend in today's mobile robotics
where different areas such as swarm, humanoid, legged, train-based, underwater, air flying …

Path-following control of Mecanum-wheels omnidirectional mobile robots using nonsingular terminal sliding mode

Z Sun, H Xie, J Zheng, Z Man, D He - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the superior mobility and maneuverability to move toward any position and attain any
orientation simultaneously, Mecanum-wheels omnidirectional mobile robot (MWOMR) is …

Fuzzy adaptive recursive terminal sliding mode control for an agricultural omnidirectional mobile robot

Z Sun, S Hu, H Xie, H Li, J Zheng, B Chen - Computers and Electrical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, agricultural robots play a vital role in the development of agriculture. This paper
proposes a fuzzy adaptive recursive terminal sliding mode control strategy for a Mecanum …

Omnidirectional wheeled mobile robots: wheel types and practical applications

K Kanjanawanishkul - International Journal of Advanced …, 2015 - inderscienceonline.com
Omnidirectional wheeled mobile robots (OWMRs) have gained increasingly popularity
because they can move into any direction, while their orientation can be pointed to any …

Trajectory-tracking control of Mecanum-wheeled omnidirectional mobile robots using adaptive integral terminal sliding mode

Z Sun, S Hu, D He, W Zhu, H Xie, J Zheng - Computers & Electrical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mecanum-wheeled omnidirectional mobile robot (MWOMR) is playing an increasingly
significant role in modern transportation and industry due to its high flexibility and …

Ceiling-based visual positioning for an indoor mobile robot with monocular vision

D Xu, L Han, M Tan, YF Li - IEEE Transactions on Industrial …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A regular ceiling is common in many offices. The plentiful parallels and corner points on the
ceiling can serve as features for visual positioning for an indoor mobile robot. Based on the …

MIRRAX: a reconfigurable robot for limited access environments

W Cheah, K Groves, H Martin, H Peel… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The development of mobile robot platforms for inspection has gained traction in recent
years. However, conventional mobile robots are unable to address the challenge of …

Investigation of the effects of contact forces acting on rollers of a mecanum wheeled robot

G Bayar, S Ozturk - Mechatronics, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of contact forces on the rollers of a mecanum wheeled robot are
investigated. Modeling structures are constructed for the cases of single and multiple contact …

Modeling and kinematics simulation of a Mecanum wheel platform in RecurDyn

Y Li, S Dai, Y Zheng, F Tian, X Yan - Journal of Robotics, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The innovative method of modeling and kinematics simulation in RecurDyn are proposed,
taking a Mecanum wheel platform (MWP) for omnidirectional wheelchair as research object …

Heavy-duty omni-directional Mecanum-wheeled robot for autonomous navigation: System development and simulation realization

L Xie, C Scheifele, W Xu, KA Stol - 2015 IEEE International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A Mecanum-wheeled robot benefits from great omni-direction maneuverability. However it
suffers from random slippage and high-speed vibration, which creates electric power safety …