Bowkett, Joseph and Burkhardt, Matt and Burdick, Joel W. (2017) Combined Energy Harvesting and Control of Moball: A Barycentric Spherical Robot. In: 2016 International Symposium on Experimental Robotics. Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics. No.1. Springer , Cham, Switzerland, pp. 71-83. ISBN 978-3-319-50115-4. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20170711-104535650
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Abstract
The mobile sensor platform Moball uses an array of sliding magnets and solenoids inside a spherical shell to both harvest energy and displace its center of mass or barycenter from its center of rotation in order to control the path along which it rolls. Previous simulations of the harvesting potential for the complete system are validated experimentally, and certain phenomena that restrict effective operating conditions for energy harvesting are investigated. Tracking of characteristic trajectories for a single mass control element is used to assess the performance of the solenoids as actuators, and the ability of the system to generate a control torque during motion is demonstrated.
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| Subject Keywords: | Barycentric spherical robot; Moball Sliding mass; Solenoid actuator; Energy harvesting; Linear position control | |||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | |||||||||
| Deposited On: | 11 Jul 2017 21:15 | |||||||||
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