Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control of Omnidirectional Vehicles with Mecanum Wheels

1 June 1989

journal article
research article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Mechanics of Structures and Machines

Vol. 17 (2) , 165-177
https://doi.org/10.1080/15397738909412814

Abstract

Vehicles equipped with so-called mecanum wheels can translate in any direction and rotate on the spot without slippage though the axes of the wheels are fixed in the vehicle body. This paper presents an analysis of the kinematics, dynamics, and control of such vehicles.

Keywords

KINEMATICS
OMNIDIRECTIONAL VEHICLES
MECANUM WHEELS
DYNAMICS
CONTROL
VEHICLES WITH MECANUM

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Published by Springer Nature ,1977