Considerations Regarding the Hybrid Propulsion System of a Ground Robot
Ana Halcă, Lucian Ștefăniță Grigore, Daniel Constantin, Cristian Constantin Molder, Damian Gorgoteanu · Journal of Military Technology · 2023
This paper describes the process of designing, building and testing an experimental model of tracked mobile robot with a hybrid drive train.This conceptual model has been designed using the SolidWorks software.It is intended for performing reconnaissance and monitoring missions in structured environments.The hybrid propulsion system has the role of allowing the robot to climb certain obstacles in order to increase its terrain advancement capacity without having to bypass various obstacles, or to climb the stairs of a building.The robot also has a system of sensors that are meant to identify the obstacles.The implemented algorithm focuses on the identification of obstacles and the way in which they are to be bypassed.The system has been validated in the CERAS laboratory (Center of Excellence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems), where it has been put to function and tested.