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Abstract
We explore an approach to incorporating task and motor thermal dynamics in the selection of actuators for legged robots, using both analytical and simulation methods. We develop a motor model with a thermal component and apply it to a vertical climbing task; in the process, we optimally choose gear ratio and therefore eliminate it as a design parameter. This approach permits an analytical proof that continuous operation yields superior thermal performance to intermittent operation. We compare the results of motor sizing using our proposed method with more conventional techniques such as using the continuously permissible current specification. Our simulations are run across a database of commercially available motors, and we envision that our results might be of immediate use to robot designers for motor as well as gearbox selection.
Document Type
Conference Paper
Subject Area
GRASP, Kodlab
Date of this Version
4-11-2011
Keywords
motor sizing, locomotion, intermittent, continuous, thermal
Date Posted: 25 July 2012
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
De, A., Lynch, G., Johnson, A., Koditschek, D. (2011). "Motor sizing for legged robots using dynamic task specification," IEEE Conference on Technologies for Practical Robot Applications (TePRA), 2011, pp.64-69, 11-12 April 2011. doi: 10.1109/TEPRA.2011.5753483
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