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Home Compatible Omnidirectional Hovercraft Robot

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As robots slowly integrate into home environments, synthesis of navigation, maneuverability and human acceptance is inevitable. This paper introduces a holonomic hovercraft design and the associated omnidirectional controlling algorithm. Hovercraft capabilities were investigated and discussed though design recommendations in relation to a robot compatible environment. The main aim of the design was to achieve better maneuverability, enhanced capabilities of overcoming obstacles, and the elimination of the drift phenomena that is a characteristic of conventional underactuated hovercraft designs, where rear rotor drive exerts thrust in one direction. Due to own inertia and the low friction of the air cushion, the hovercraft slips out in the original direction. Beyond solving this drift problem, another key feature of our design is the capability to be controlled in a global reference frame regardless of its orientation and desired trajectory with the help of a holonomic thruster drive. Orientation control is also implemented by turning the base of the thrusters. The design was implemented on a remote controlled hovercraft robot and proved to have a superior maneuverability over conventional hovercraft designs, thus our research greatly contributes to future human-robot cooperation in the living environment.

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Home Compatible Omnidirectional Hovercraft Robot

Author: Nagymáté, Gergely; V. Farkas, Zita
Publisher: Debreceni Egyetemi Kiadó – Debrecen University Press
Year: 2015
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Home Compa ible Omnidi ec ional Ho e c a
Robo
Ge gely Nagymá é
Dep . o Mecha onics Op ics and Enginee ing In o ma ics
Budapes Uni e si y o Technology and Economics
Budapes , Hunga y
nagyma e.ge gel[email p o ec ed]m
Zi a V. Fa kas
Dep . o Machine and P oduc Design
Budapes Uni e si y o Technology and Economics
Budapes , Hunga y
[email p o ec ed]me.hu
Abs ac —As obo s slowly in eg a e in o home en i onmen s,
syn hesis o na iga ion, maneu e abili y and human accep ance
is ine i able. This pape in oduces a holonomic ho e c a
design and he associa ed omnidi ec ional con olling algo i hm.
Ho e c a capabili ies we e in es iga ed and discussed hough
design ecommenda ions in ela ion o a obo compa ible
en i onmen . The main aim o he design was o achie e be e
maneu e abili y, enhanced capabili ies o o e coming obs acles,
and he elimina ion o he d i phenomena ha is a
cha ac e is ic o con en ional unde ac ua ed ho e c a designs,
whe e ea o o d i e exe s h us in one di ec ion. Due o own
ine ia and he low ic ion o he ai cushion, he ho e c a slips
ou in he o iginal di ec ion. Beyond sol ing his d i p oblem,
ano he key ea u e o ou design is he capabili y o be
con olled in a global e e ence ame ega dless o i s
o ien a ion and desi ed ajec o y wi h he help o a holonomic
h us e d i e. O ien a ion con ol is also implemen ed by
u ning he base o he h us e s. The design was implemen ed on
a emo e con olled ho e c a obo and p o ed o ha e a
supe io maneu e abili y o e con en ional ho e c a designs,
hus ou esea ch g ea ly con ibu es o u u e human- obo
coope a ion in he li ing en i onmen .
Keywo ds—ho e c a obo ; omnidi ec ional d i e; o ien a ion
con ol; obo compa ible en i onmen
I. INTRODUCTION
Rapid de elopmen o se ice obo s [1] is going o eme ge in
e e yday en i onmen s, whe e syn hesis o na iga ion,
maneu e abili y and human accep ance is managed unde
a ious condi ions, in o de o success ully execu e gi en
asks. Taking he obo 's capabili ies in o accoun and
synch onizing hem wi h he buil en i onmen , he obo
compa ible en i onmen is c ea ed [2], whe e mobile obo s
can na iga e and maneu e wi h high e iciency. Ope a ional
eliabili y and sa e y a e he basis o ho e c a obo s as
well, o in eg a e hem e icien ly in o he en i onmen , ha is
clu e ed wi h obs acles. Whe e de ec ing in o ma ion,
eaching o objec s, maneu e abili y, use iendly
communica ion a e basic necessi ies [3], ha moniza ion o
buil en i onmen in alignmen wi h digi al, physical and
in elligen space becomes emphasized [4][5]. This esea ch
in es iga es spa ial cha ac e is ics o su ounding en i onmen
in ela ion o ho e c a obo s and gi es ecommenda ions o
c ea e an en i onmen ha enhances na iga ion pa allel o isk
educ ion and haza d p e en ion [6][7]. In he nea u u e he
obo will be used by non enginee s o no obo specialis [8].
In he aspec o obo use s people can be di ided o 4 main
g oups[9].
- obo specialis enginee
- enginee , bu no obo specialis
- no enginee , bu being in e es ed in obo ics
- elde ly people, eluc an o obo ics
Fo obo s in ou daily li e i is no enough o execu e a p e-
p og ammed ac ion line. They mus be able o adop
hemsel es o changing en i onmen , make hei own decisions
and in addi ion, hey ha e o socially i in o he human
en i onmen . In he discussion design ecommenda ions o
ho e c a obo en i onmen compa ibili y a e in oduced.
This pape p esen s a unique ho e c a design and con ol
me hod designed o agile maneu e abili y in na ow places
be ween he a ge boxes. The obo is also con olled in he
global coo dina e sys em o he human ope a o , unlike
con en ional ho e c a , whe e he ajec o y and maneu e s
depend on he obo o ien a ion. Con en ional ho e c a
obo s a e unde ac ua ed and also su e om “d i ”. They
ha e ea o o d i e ha can exe h us in one di ec ion.
Du ing co ne ing, due o he own ine ia o he ho e c a and
he low ic ion o he ai cushion, he ho e c a will slip ou in
he o iginal di ec ion. The e a e con ol me hods ha imp o e
con ollabili y o hese ho e c a s o example wi h swi ching
Fuzzy con olle [10]. O he me hods aim o minimize sway
eloci y e o and heading e o [11].
The assigned ask is easie o pe o m wi h a holonomic
ho e c a . An omnidi ec ional design should be able o
elimina e d i and can be con olled in a global e e ence
ame ega dless o i s o ien a ion and desi ed ajec o y. An
au onomous ho e c a obo p esen ed by Roubieu and Se es
is based on a con en ional ho e c a design and uses wo
addi ional la e al h us e s o sideways mo emen s [12].
O ien a ion change is achie ed wi h he di e en ial d i e o he
wo ea h us e s. This solu ion does no ul ill ou
equi emen s. A obo p esen ed by De weile , G i in and
Roeh implemen s omnidi ec ional d i e wi h h ee h us e s
posi ioned in 120 deg ees gene a ing h us in a bi a y
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di ec ions [13]. They use wo addi ional h us e s o o a ing
he obo . This solu ion sepa a es he omnidi ec ional d i e
om he o ien a ion con ol, howe e equi es ex a h us e s.
I hey a e used o o ien a ion egula ion, hen hey should
usually oscilla e a ound ze o e olu ion. This is a cos ly
solu ion and less e ec i e.Ou design is also ca ied ou wi h
h ee h us e s posi ioned in 120 deg ees o p ese e he
bene i s o omnidi ec ional d i ing. On he o he hand, he
o ien a ion egula ion is implemen ed by u ning he bases o
he h us e s. This solu ion spa es wo h us e s, bu equi es a
se o mo o and synch onous u ning o he bases.
The pape is dis ibu ed as ollows: Sec ion II desc ibes he
design and he pa s o he obo ; Sec ion III con ains a
discussion on he implemen ed o ien a ion egula ion; Sec ion
IV in oduces he omnidi ec ional con ol algo i hm; Sec ion V
discusses applica ion in obo compa ible en i onmen ; and
inally, conclusions a e d awn in Sec ion VI.
II. PARTS AND DESIGN
The base o he obo is an oc agonal ca bon ibe
composi e igid chassis. This is he base o he omnidi ec ional
d i es. The ai cushion o he ho e c a is p oduced by a
li ing p opelle and a lexible plas ic ski ha hangs down
om he chassis. The h us e s can be o a ed simul aneously
by a hidden oo hed bel unde he chassis d i en by an RC
se o mo o . The h us e s a e iPowe 2208/14 ype b ushless
DC (BLDC) mo o s wi h p opelle s. The mo o consoles and
p opelle sa e y g ids jus like many o he i ing on he obo
a e unique, 3D p in ed pa s. In he middle o he chassis he e
is he li ing mo o , which is he same ype BLDC wi h double
p opelle s o highe ai anspo a ion. Abo e he li ing mo o
he e a e he LiPo ba e y and he elec onics on a ca bon pipe
console, which lea es enough space o he ai inle o he
li ing mo o . The elec onics is based on a STM32F3
Disco e y boa d ha ca ies a STM32F303VCT6 ARM
Co ex-M4 MCU, LSM303DLHC 3 axis accele ome e -
magne ome e IC and a L3GD20 digi al ou pu gy oscope. A
3DoF obo ic a m is placed abo e he elec onics ha can ca y
and place he dices and is capable o emo ing dices o
opponen obo s. The a m is ac ua ed by high powe RC se os
and closed du ing obo na iga ion o achie e a cen alized
mass dis ibu ion, keeping he ai cushion o he ho e c a
homogenous. The design is shown in Fig. 1.
Omnidi ec ional d i ing equi es simila cha ac e is ic o
he h ee h us e s which a e desi ably linea . BLDC mo o s a e
pai ed wi h elec onic speed con olle s (ESC) and p opelle s
and a e cha ac e ized as one uni . The inpu alue is he PWM
du y cycle o he ESCs, whe eas he ou pu alue is he h us
gene a ed by he mo o -p opelle combina ions. The mo o s
we e a ached o a console such way ha hey exe h us
downwa ds. This ins alla ion was placed on a digi al scale o
measu e h us gene a ed by di e en du y cycles.
Fig. 2 shows he esul o he measu emen s. I can be seen
ha he cha ac e is ics a e no s ic ly linea bu linea enough
o ou con olle . Howe e , one o he h ee mo o s shows a
sligh ly mo e la cha ac e is ic ha was easily compensa ed
wi h a cons an mul iplica ion.
Fig. 1. Design plan and he manu ac u ed obo in ope a ion
Fig. 2. Th us e cha ac e is ics
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III. MAINTAINING ORIENTATION
Pe pe ual knowledge o ehicle o ien a ion is essen ial in
he global ame con olling. The obo is equipped wi h
ine ial measu emen uni and compass senso , hus a comple e
Kalman based algo i hm o a simple g adien descen
o ien a ion es ima ion algo i hm could be used o calcula e
p ope h ee dimensional o ien a ions [14]. This ehicle mo es
in plane wi h h ee deg ees o eedom ied. The only possible
o a ion is he heading o a ion a ound he e ical axis. Pi ch
and oll angles na u ally ne e change, he e o e he e is no use
o he accele ome e eadings in he senso usion. The
compass senso could ha e se ed a g ea ole in measu ing
absolu e o ien a ion. Howe e , he magne ome e senso
p o ed o be useless on his small obo due o he expansi e
magne ic ield o he BLDC mo o s. The simple inal solu ion
uses only one da a om he gy oscope. I in eg a es he angula
eloci y a ound he e ical axis compensa ed wi h he o se
ou pu o he gy oscope. This o se is measu ed e e y ime he
ho e c a is se led. This simple solu ion p o ed o be
su p isingly eliable o se e al minu es o ope a ion. Since he
ho e c a is emo e con olled by a human, i is he ole o he
ope a o o send ±5° compensa ion ins uc ions o he obo
con olle , o compensa e long e m diso ien a ion.
The o ien a ion is inally main ained wi h a simple PID
con olle uned wi h he Ziegle - Nichols me hod [15]. The
ou pu o he con olle is he o que ha compensa es he
cons an o que o he li ing p opelle and keeps he obo in
he desi ed o ien a ion, which is basically he ini ial o ien a ion.
IV. OMNIDIRECTIONAL CONTROL ALGORITHM
The con ol algo i hm is sepa a ed o calcula ion o basic
o ces, hei o a ion and compensa ion o yield desi ed o que.
A. Calcula ing Basic Fo ces o Omnidi ec ional D i e
The x-y e e ence o ces a e gi en by he ope a o as
desi ed di ec ion and accele a ion in he global coo dina e
sys em. In ce ain cases he obo o ien a ion is changed by he
ope a o . The e o e, he e e ence o ces a e ans o med in o
he ho e c a coo dina e sys em wi h he ollowing equa ions:
𝐹𝑥=𝐹𝑥𝑟𝑒𝑓 ∙cos(−𝛾)−𝐹𝑦𝑟𝑒𝑓 ∙sin(−𝛾)
𝐹𝑦=𝐹𝑦𝑟𝑒𝑓 ∙cos(−𝛾) + 𝐹𝑥𝑟𝑒𝑓 ∙sin(−𝛾)
whe eFxand Fy a e he desi ed o ces in he obo coo dina e
sys em, Fx e and Fy e a e in he global coo dina e sys em and γ is
he obo o ien a ion angle ela i e o he global y axis. E e y
u he calcula ion is also in e p e ed in he obo e e ence
ame.
The x-y o ces hen ans o med o pola coo dina es wi h
equa ion 3 and 4. 𝛽=𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑔𝐹𝑦
𝐹𝑥
𝐹𝑎𝑏𝑠 = 𝐹𝑥2+𝐹𝑦2
Rela ion be ween obo coo dina e sys em and wo ld
coo dina e sys em is shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. Robo coo dina e sys em in ela ion o wo ld coo dina e sys em
The lines o ac ion o he h us s in e sec in he obo ’s
cen e poin wi h enclosed angles o 120 deg ees. The
p opelle s exe h us only in one di ec ion. Fabs could be
basically decomposed on o he wo adjacen lines o ac ion.
Howe e , he e will always be a minimal h us exe ed on he
hi d line o ac ion. This is due o he conside a ion ha none o
he mo o s is sho down comple ely any o he mo o s du ing
ope a ion. BLDC mo o s ake some ime o un up co ec ly.
Wi h an inpu signal aking hem o a minimal easible speed, a
smoo he con ol can be achie ed. This minimum speed exe s
6% o he maximum h us ha wo ks agains he wo e ec i e
o ces. The C code snippe ha is used o decompose Fabs o he
basic o ces aking he minimal e e se h us in o accoun is
shown below.
i ((be a>-0.5236)&&(be a<1.57)){
F2=0.06;
F3=(F2*cos(0.5236)+Fx)/cos(0.5236);
F1= F3*sin(0.5236)+Fy+sin(0.5236)*F2;
}
else
i ((be a<-2.61799)||(be a>1.57)){
F3=0.06;
F2=-(-F3*cos(0.5236)+Fx)/cos(0.5236);
F1= F3*sin(0.5236)+Fy+sin(0.5236)*F2;
}
else
i ((be a>-2.61799)||(be a<-0.5236)){
F1=0.06;
F3=(F1+ an(0.5236)*Fx-
Fy)/(2*sin(0.5236));
F2= (F3*cos(0.5236)-Fx)/cos(0.5236);
}
Resul o he decomposi ion is shown in Fig. 4, in wo
example pic u es aken om a LabVIEW simula ion.
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Fig. 4. Fxand Fy e e ence o ces in he obo coo dina e sys em a e decomposed o he h ee lines o ac ion o he d i ing mo o s
B. Compensa e Th us wi h Requi ed To que
The o ien a ion egula o calcula es he equi ed o que o
keep obo o ien a ion s eady. This o que is ob ained by
u ning he lines o ac ion o h us gene a ing mo o s, so ha
hey do no c oss he obo ’s cen e o mass. Fo ce componen s
(F 1, F 2, F 3) appea pe pendicula o he basic o ces de ined
by he omnidi ec ional d i e (Fa1, Fa2, Fa3). Fig. 5 shows he
desc ibed o ces, whe e M is he desi ed o que, α is he o a ed
angle o he mo o s in he algo i hm, Fm1, Fm2, Fm3 a e he
o ces inally applied by he mo o s and is he dis ance o he
mo o s’ o a y bases om he cen e .
Fig. 5. Fo ce ec o s and equi ed o que
The equi ed o que is he sum o he applied o ques by
angen ial o ces:
𝑀=𝐹𝑟1∙𝑟+ 𝐹𝑟2∙𝑟+ 𝐹𝑟3∙𝑟
These o ces can be exp essed wi h he o a ion angle and
he known adial o ces equi ed o he omnidi ec ional d i e:
𝑀=𝐹𝑎1∙ an ∝∙𝑟+ 𝐹𝑎2∙ an ∝∙𝑟
+ 𝐹𝑎3∙ an ∝∙𝑟
Ro a ion angle can be exp essed om he abo e equa ion:
∝=𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑡𝑔 𝑀
𝐹𝑎1+𝐹𝑎2+𝐹𝑎3 ∙𝑟
Knowing he o a ion, applied o ces by he mo o s can be
calcula ed as ollows:
𝐹𝑚1= 𝐹𝑎1
cos ∝
𝐹𝑚2=𝐹𝑎2
cos ∝
𝐹𝑚3=𝐹𝑎3
cos ∝
P io hese calcula ions a condi ional addi ion is applied. I
he sum o he basic o ces does no each a speci ied minimum
hen balanced o ces a e added o hem, so α o a ions la ge
han 40 deg ees will no be equi ed. This is necessa y due o
mechanical limi a ions and o each smoo he o ien a ion
con ol. The men ioned minimum o ce depends on he applied
equi ed o que.
V. DISCUSSION
The p oposed ho e c a is a sui able applica ion in he
obo compa ible en i onmen . Ho e c a obo s compa ed o
wheeled obo s s and ou in hei capabili y o slide o e he ai
cushion. S ee ing in case o con en ional ho e c a obo s is
di e en om holonomic ho e c a o wheeled d i e, and
di ec d i es used as mobile obo pla o ms. In case o
con en ional ho e c a s ee ing mo o is coupled wi h a
h us e so as o h us ai along he axis o h us e suppo ed
by udde blades (pe pendicula o he axis o h us e ). As
udde h us ai is de lec ed o le o igh , s ee ing he obo
la e ally, d i ing is a nega i e aspec . In case o a holonomic
ho e c a d i p oblem is o e come by using 3 h us e s
posi ioned in 120 deg ees wo k oge he wi hou he need o
udde blades, hus su icien maneu e abili y is achie ed.
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Ho e c a can mo e o e une en su ace and ini ial
ac ion is no needed compa ed o wheeled obo s. S ill
haza dous maneu e s can be p oblema ic, hus in case o
mo emen o e a amp, low s eepness is necessa y o he
obo o a oid ins abili y o losing ack. Longe amps need
p ope edge p o ec ion, meanwhile should no be ob usi e o
human use . Ramp design equi es ex a space be o e and a e
he amp, i shall be designed o lea e u ning diame e and
mo o o que o oll on o and o he amp sa ely.Floo su ace
wi h openings in case o wheeled obo s leads o s uck wheels,
while in he case o ho e c a ,ai cushion leakage ha leads o
mo emen s op. When a ca pe has oo high piles o a su ace
is oo bumpy i can also lead o s op o haza dous maneu e ing.
I is impo an o examine he obo and i s en i onmen o
damage conce ns ega ding impac esis ance, en apmen
a oidance and heigh di e ences.
To achie e na iga ional asks, knowledge o obo
dimensions is necessa y: wid h, leng h, heigh , u ning
diame e , si ua ion o manipula o a ms, weigh , possible speed
and mo o o que. Tu ning space and maneu e ing space
should be adequa e. TDH u ning diame e o a holonomic obo
is he minimum u ning diame e , i is he same as obo ’s
o e all diame e and u ning midpoin esides a he cen e
poin o he obo , whe e X is he maximum wid h and Yis he
maximum leng h o he obo :
𝑇𝐷𝐻= 𝑋2+𝑌2
TDDIR u ning diame e o a di ec d i e obo is he
minimum u ning diame e , which is app oxima ely wice he
size o he maximum diame e o he obo . Whe e X is he
wid h and Y is he leng h o he obo , D is he dis ance
be ween he inne ixed and on s ee ed wheel and δ is he
maximum s ee ing angle:
𝑇𝐷𝐷𝐼𝑅 = 2 × 𝑋+𝐷
an 𝛿 2
+𝑌2
Fig. 6. Tu ning diame e and maneu e ing o holonomic and di ec d i es
Maneu e ing equi es u n in e e se di ec ion in a na ow
space in case o di ec d i e, as shown in Fig. 6. While
omnidi ec ional mo emen in 3 DoF enables no only senso s
o ac ua o s, bu he whole body o he obo o ha e di e en
o ien a ion om he ac ual mo ing di ec ion.
Tu ning wi h a holonomic ho e c a obo is achie ed by
simul aneous h us ec o ing and an i- o que con ol. The e is
p essu ized ai cushion unde nea h he chassis, when loaded i
needs o be balanced cen ally, no o le ai escape om unde
he ski . S opping o he obo is c ea ed wi h calib a ed
h us e s, and dec easing li p opelle speed, hus holonomic
ho e c a can s op e icien ly.
In an indoo en i onmen p oblems o ho e c a obo s a e
noise and ai dis u bance. The e is he noise o he mo o s bu
noise le el o igina ing om h us e s is qui e high, ac o s like
diame e o blades and blade ip o m a e aking pa in noise
gene a ion. Wi h bigge diame e o blades g ea e o ce can be
achie ed wi h slowe p opelle speed, hus less ib a ion and
noise. Wi h he e olu ion o p opelle s, unique h us e blade
su ace and edge design wi h enclosed unnel like casing will
be possible, ha c ea es less u bulence, quie p opelling and
g ea e a io o di ec ed ai , which can lead o mo e p ecise
maneu e ing. In he u u e, when obo and human sha e li ing
space in he home, sound le els a e an impo an conside a ion,
quie e ai low will mee a be e accep ance. Mo o s
encapsula ed wi hin obo case can lowe noise le el. S ill, in
an en i onmen , whe e indoo o ou doo a ea co e s g ea
dis ances and noise is no a ac o ho e c a obo s a e al eady
ad an ageous.
While mos obo s a e es ic ed indoo s, ho e c a obo s
a e able o explo e ou doo en i onmen s wi h une en su ace
cha ac e is ics. In many ins i u ions, like hospi als, communal
homes, mul i-building pa ks, om leng hy co ido s o in
be ween buildings a eas, hey can be used o anspo e o
cou ie pu poses (e en wi h human guidance), ha would be
di icul o signi ican ly slowe o a wheeled obo . Mo eo e
ho e c a needs ewe esou ces o he same dis ance, due o
i s speed and weigh , ene gy usage is lowe , ha ansla es in
lowe CO2 emission.
To c oss heigh gaps o p e en ipping, adequa e g adual
amps a e needed o obo s. Many amps ha e been buil due
o accessible buil en i onmen egula ions. The e is no need
o u he cons uc ion wo ks o dis u bance o he buil
acili ies.
While wheeled obo s ha a e p one o ge s uck in be ween
chai legs, a holonomic obo can manage o con inue i s
mo emen by dynamically adjus ing h us e angles when
app oaching an obs acle. Holonomic ho e c a obo can
change i s o ien a ion du ing mo emen , hus mo e na u al and
lexible d i ing is possible. In an en i onmen whe e u ni u e
o obs acles a e p esen (~2cm doo sills, chai legs, ca pe s,
co ds o cable co e s on he g ound) obo s ill needs o be
capable o seamless maneu e s as shown in Fig. 7 and Fig. 8.
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Fig. 7. Holonomic ho e c a obo c ossing o e co d
Fig. 8. Holonomic ho e c a obo c ossing o e a 2cm high doo sill
In ega d o he ski design o he ho e c a 's ski less
u bulen , smoo h ai low is c ea ed wi h ci cula shape
es ic ing he ou wa d expansion o ski . Ou e su ace o ski
needs enhanced du abili y and semi- igid s uc u e ha educes
ic ion and wea ou du ing c ossing o e obs acles o
app oaching/lea ing amps, while keeping elas ici y ha helps
mo emen con inui y and p e en s damage o objec o inju y
o human. P opelle s o o he o a ing pa s need sa e y gua d,
while no limi ing ai low.
In ega d o main enance, wheeled obo s collec dus
a ound hei wheel bea ings and spinning pa s, o can ge
s uck in ca pe pile, ho e c a obo is less p one o his e ec .
Ne e heless, pe iodic audi s and e iews o obo and i s
en i onmen mus be ensu ed o de e mine main enance o sa e
and isk ee ope a ion.
VI. CONCLUSION
The omnidi ec ional ho e c a design and con ol
algo i hm desc ibed in his pape opens new pe spec i es in
design o ho e c a ype obo s. This design o e s supe io
maneu e abili y in na ow places and also simple
con ollabili y by au oma ion o emo e con olling. Use s
equi e se ice asks om obo , hus obo needs balanced
obo compa ible en i onmen o be complian wi h hose
equi emen s. Du ing he p ocess o in eg a ing obo s in o he
e e yday en i onmen , ha combines na iga ion, adap abili y
and accessibili y, ho e c a obo s g ea ly con ibu e o u u e
use and in eg a ion o sa e, eliable and e ec i e human- obo
coope a ion.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We hank o he inancial suppo gi en by Ligh wa e L d.,
MOGI Depa men o Budapes Uni . o Technology and
Economics and he Mecha onical Depa men o S uden
College o Mechanical Enginee ing. Au ho s g a e ully
app ecia e he “MaMSTAR” eam o mecha onics enginee ing
s uden s o he common wo k on he obo .
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