TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to present a transformation mechanism designed for a miniature throw-able robot, including the mechanical model, related analysis and experiments. Design/methodology/approach– The robot can be thrown into suspicious areas. It keeps in a ball-shaped configuration during throwing and uses the driving motors to implement transformation of the mobile form. A foldable tail is also released out as a third point to guarantee the stability of the robot. Findings– By transformation, the robot possesses the overall shock protection like a regular spherical robot and also has detection ability and agile mobility as a two-wheeled robot. Originality/value– An innovative transformation mechanism was designed, analyzed and tested. The mechanism is suitable for a throw-able robot which is simple in structure, small in volume and light in weight. Effectiveness of the transformation design has been validated through experiments.
VL  - 41
IS  - 2
SN  - 0143-991X
DO  - 10.1108/IR-05-2013-351
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/IR-05-2013-351
AU  - Liu Rong
AU  - Qu Yuan
PY  - 2014
Y1  - 2014/01/01
TI  - Transformation design of a miniature throw-able robot
T2  - Industrial Robot: An International Journal
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 145
EP  - 156
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -