Environmental Hybrid Robot: suspension control

This video shows some tests made with the kinematic orientation control of the Environmental Hybrid Robot from Petrobras S.A., Brazil.

The idea here is to keep the robot's body parallel to the horizontal plane, actuating in its suspensions, according to the orientation of the body.

The control was developed (during my masters's degree at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro UFRJ) to improve the stability and traction of the system.

The first tests were done in laboratory, using a platform developed to emulate rough terrains. The last test was realized on the margins of Solimões River, in Amazon rainforest.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• robot
• control
• suspension
• amazon
• rain
• forest
• orientation

[Alpharius93]

what is this robot meant to do?

[gustavomedfreitas]

The Environmental Hybrid Robot is a remotely operated vehicle with active reconfiguration, designed for monitoring missions. The robot is going to help in the Amazon rain forest region, being used as a maintenance tool for the Coari-Manaus pipeline.

The amphibious robot is able to collect data and samples and perform tasks in difficult access areas of the forest. The robot is designed to overcome certain obstacles and to operate on water surface, land, marshes, swamps, and sand.

[Bozz9074]

DOWN BOY!!

[Alpharius93]

ok thank you

wow nice proyect

[aerdnamd]

esse deu trabalho mesmo!

cadê os créditos do meu tripé q por a caso segurou essa câmera, heim heim! :P

Parabéns ao Gusta e a todos da equipe!

(tb concordo com o artur, coloca o texto versão portugues tb)

=**

[arturdm]

Mais um bom trabalho do Gustavo. Valeu cara.

Só não gostei do título em inglês.

[KaNNoTlBR]

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