Non-Assembly Walking Mechanism Utilizing a Hexapod Gait  

作　　者：George Jackson-Mills Andrew R.Barber Andrew Blight Andrew Pickering Jordan H.Boyle Bilal Kaddouh Robert C.Richardson 

机构地区：[1]REAL Robotics Lab,Institute of Design,Robotics,and Optimisation(iDRO),Mechanical Engineering,University of Leeds,Leeds LS29DY,West Yorkshire,UK [2]Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering,Delft University of Technology,Delft,Netherlands

出　　处：《Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Technology》2022年第4期158-163,共6页人工智能技术学报（英文）

摘　　要：Small inspection robots allow for the optimal exploration of environments and the collection of data from challenging areas,particularly where there may be small access points or tight and fragile surroundings.These robots can be custom-built for specific tasks,but the design and assembly process for this can be costly,both in resources and assembly time.The use of 3D printing to create Non-Assembly mechanisms can assist in saving time and resources by reducing the number of different components required and removing the necessity for complex assembly tasks.By iterating on previous work performed in the institute,this paper introduces a novel robot design to push the capabilities of Non-Assembly systems.By building on previous knowledge,this new walking robot improves on the previous iteration by creating a more robust and reliable system,more capable of effectively exploring challenging environments accurately,while still using practices designed to save on cost and production time.Benchmark tests were performed to provide an accurate comparison against the previous design and highlight the robots marked improvements in positional accuracy over its predecessor.

关 键 词：ROBOT 3D printing WALKING HEXAPOD 

分 类 号：TP242[自动化与计算机技术—检测技术与自动化装置]