Design, simulation and manufacturing of a tracked robot for nuclear accidents
Jie Ma, Jun Luo, Huayan Pu, Yan Peng, Shaorong Xie, Jason Gu, Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) IEEE International Conference, Nyeon, December 2014, pp 1828-1833.
Abstract
Many mobile robots especially tracked robots have been developed and used in disaster sites, however, few robots can really work in a nuclear accident. This paper presents a procedure of making a robot for nuclear accidents. Concepts and calculations before designing the robot are introduced, then Autodesk Inventor is used for designing the 3D model, Recurdyn is used for the dynamic simulation. After that the manufactured prototype is introduced, and then several tests on the prototype are presented. This robot provides with one method for researchers in the domain of Search and Rescue robots.
How Multibody Dynamics Simulation Technology is Used
A RecurDyn simulation was used to make sure a robot designed for nuclear accidents could perform various tasks. Stability and driving torque were analyzed during various tasks such as climbing stairs and driving up or down a slope. Dynamic simulations can save time in the design of tracked robots.
