Nonholonomic Variable Geometry Truss Assemblies. 1. Motion Control
- 1 January 1993
- report
- Published by Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Abstract
We consider the nonholonomic motion planning problem for a novel class of snake-like modular mobile manipulators, where each module is implemented as a planar parallel rnanipulator with idler wheels. This assembly is actuated by shape changes of its modules, which, under the influence of the nonholonomic constraints on the wheels, induce a global motion of the assembly. We formulate the kinematics for a generic assembly of this type and specialize to the 2-module case in order to study the motion planning problem in greater detail.Keywords
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