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Locomotion Gait Planning of Climber Snake-Like Robot

Keywords: Snake-Like Robot, Climber Robots, Rectilinear Gait, Wheeling Gait, Gait Planning

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 32 ,  Issue 2

MOHAMMAD  NEZAMINIA,SALIM ABID  TABASSUM,IJAZ AHMAD  CHAUDHRY

Abstract

In this article a novel breed of snake-like climber robots has been introduced. Structure and operation of the first generation of snake-like climber robot "Marak I" has been discussed. The gait planning for two dimensional locomotion of a novel snake-like climber robot "Marak I" is presented. The types of locomotion investigated were rectilinear and wheeling gaits. The gaits of locomotion were experimented and their suitability for various applications has been mentioned. Some encountered practical problems plus solutions were addressed. Finally we found out that: the vertical motion was producing more fault than horizontal locomotion, and notably the fastest gait of locomotion was the wheeling gait