This paper presents some problems dealing with the transportation of bulk and liquid materials. The robotization of the transport process by an elastic manipulator of an elephant trunk type is proposed. The design of an experimental stand and some results of statical and dynamical analysis are presented. In conclusion, some proposals describing the possibilities of utilising elastic manipulators for transport purposes are given.
The stability of operation of heavy machines is one of the main factors determining their working ability and safety. This problem is of a major importance for articulated frame machines that have worse stability than machines with the conventional steering system. So far the problem has not been solved satisfactorily. In this paper, problems of the dynamic stability of the articulated frame machine will be discussed. Using as an example the bucket loader, the structural form of physical and mathematical models of the machine's dynamics will be outlined. The mathematical model of the articulated frame machine's dynamics which is presented in this paper, is indispensable when one wants to define the control quantities for a system automatically warning the operator about the overturning of the machine. The technical concept of this system based on theoretical considerations in this field is also presented.
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