Evaluation of Velocity and Acceleration Effect on Mecanum Wheel Robot Positioning

In this paper, a Mecanum wheel omnidirectional robotic platform made for taking measurements in harsh and dangerous conditions is introduced. Due to the necessity of highly accurate displacement of the platform for measuring the conditions at the exact measurement point and due to known Mecanum whee...

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Published in:International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Main Authors: Aleksander Bączyk, Przemysław Wojtowicz, Tomasz Klekiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Zielona Góra 2022-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.ijame-poland.com/Evaluation-of-Velocity-and-Acceleration-Effect-on-Mecanum-Wheel-Robot-Positioning,166692,0,2.html
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Summary:In this paper, a Mecanum wheel omnidirectional robotic platform made for taking measurements in harsh and dangerous conditions is introduced. Due to the necessity of highly accurate displacement of the platform for measuring the conditions at the exact measurement point and due to known Mecanum wheel slippage and relatively poor position accuracy, a calibration procedure for minimizing positioning error had to be implemented. For this task, a highly accurate stereographic digital image correlation (DIC) system was used to measure platform displacement. A series of parameters, namely linear maximum velocity and acceleration/deceleration values, were taken into account during the calibration procedure to find the best combination allowing precise movement of the robot. It was found that low acceleration values were the main causes of the robot’s poor positioning accuracy and could cause the robot’s motors to stall. Max speed values proved to have little effect on the robot’s positioning.
ISSN:1734-4492
2353-9003