Kinematics of a metamorphic robotic system
- 17 December 2002
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- p. 449-455 vol.1
- https://doi.org/10.1109/robot.1994.351256
Abstract
A metamorphic robotic system is a collection of mechatronic modules, each of which has the ability to connect, disconnect, and climb over adjacent modules. A change in the macroscopic morphology results from the locomotion of each module over its neighbors. That is, a metamorphic system can dynamically self-reconfigure. Metamorphic systems can therefore be viewed as a large swarm of physically connected robotic modules which collectively act as a single entity. What separates metamorphic systems from other reconfigurable robots is that they possess all of the following properties: (1) self-reconfigurability without outside help; (2) a large number of homogeneous modules; and (3) physical constraints ensure contact between modules. In this paper, the kinematic constraints governing a particular metamorphic robot are addressed.Keywords
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