A novel approach for creating modular reconfigurable robots with distributed power system

摘要

The paper considers the problem of creating power supply and data exchange subsystems for modules of a reconfigurable robot. Based on analysis of previous academic and commercial approaches, the new circuitry solutions for both distributed power supply and Ethernet POWERLINK compatible data exchange subsystems of modular reconfigurable robot are proposed. The results of experimental research of new circuits, showing their efficiency are presented.