Design and Analysis of a Flying-crawling Spherical Robot for Multi-mode Movement

Lü, Peng; Xu, Kun; Ding, Xilun; Jiang, Shuiqing; Tang, Zixin; Wang, Yaobing

doi:10.1109/robio49542.2019.8961837

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“…In Reference [9], authors propose a micro spherical rolling and flying robot. In addition, a novel spherical robot, named flying-crawling spherical robot, is designed in Reference [10]. It can fly or roll on the ground with its single rotor and eight tail fins.…”

Section: Applications Of Spherical Robotsmentioning

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Spherical Robots for Special Purposes: A Review on Current Possibilities

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The review discusses the possibilities of different driving mechanisms and sensors of spherical robots, and a special kind of mobile robots is introduced and discussed. The sensors discussed can expand robots’ sensing capabilities which are typically very limited. Most spherical robots have holonomic characteristics and protect the inner environment using a shell. Today, there are a diversity of driving mechanisms. Therefore, this article provides a review of all of them and identifies their basic properties. Accordingly, many spherical robots have only inner sensors for moving, balancing, driving, etc. However, a few of them are also equipped with sensors that can measure environmental properties. Therefore, in this paper, we propose the possibility of using such sensors as cameras, LiDARs, thermocouples, and gas sensors, which can be used for special purposes underground, for example, in mines, underground tunnels, or road tunnels. After combining all components are combined, it is possible to design a special type of spherical robot designed for underground exploration, such as accidents in mines or road tunnels.

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Section: Applications Of Spherical Robotsmentioning

confidence: 99%