Robotic wheel structures and their industrial applications based on motion simulations

摘要

Abstract The following work was done to analyze mobile structures with different arrangements of wheels. Software package Solidworks was utilized in modeling and analysis of the structures. Eight mobile structures were built by rearranging the placement of both driven and free wheels. Each structure has its own unique placement of wheels, hence giving the opportunity to understand the influence of the wheels’ placement on the functionality of the whole structure in terms of speed, stability, and other parameters. Therefore, eight mobile structures were analyzed, and the results were gathered. Adding more driven wheels or free wheels does not improve the performance of the mobile structures. The outcomes of the results illustrated that structure 6 tends to be more positive in terms of energy consumption, torque, and stability. Hence, adding more driven wheels does not improve the performance of the mobile structures.