Teaching Robot Design: Locomotion Beyond Differential Drive
Bradley E. Bishop · 2020
In this paper, we present a novel design challenge for a mobile robotics course, focusing on locomotive methodologies and mechanism design.This exercise requires that the students design a robot for locomotion over complex and challenging terrain.This exercise demonstrates the difficulties associated with nontrivial terrain and provides the students with an excellent experiential learning opportunity that significantly enhances their robot deign capabilities by expanding their experience beyond simple differential drive systems.