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Parameter analysis and validation of a gas-fuel-powered hopping actuator

  • Jixue Mo
  • , Zhihuai Miao*
  • , Bing Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Conventional mobile robots can only overcome obstacles of limited height while hybrid mobile robots, which combine the wheeled motion and jumping motion, have better crossing obstacle capabilities. The excellent jumping abilities of hopping robots result from their core parts - the hopping actuators. In this paper, we propose a kind of hopping actuator powered by gas fuels, and explain its inner structure and basic working principles. Then the factors that affect jumping performance of the hopping actuator are analysed by orthogonal experimental design, and the result shows that the inner radius of the piston and initial charging pressure are the top two main influencing factors. Finally outdoor experiments are conducted to validate the correctness and applicability of the orthogonal array analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation, ICIA 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages656-660
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781538631546
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Oct 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation, ICIA 2017 - Macau, China
Duration: 18 Jul 201720 Jul 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation, ICIA 2017

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation, ICIA 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityMacau
Period18/07/1720/07/17

Keywords

  • gas-fuel-powered hopping actuator
  • hopping robot
  • orthogonal array

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