Moving characteristics in bent pipes of in-pipe mobile robot with wheel drive mechanism using planetary gear drive

Seimitsu Kogaku Kaishi/Journal of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1346-1350

  Miyagawa, Toyomi ^a   Iwatsuki, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bent pipe; Driving torque; In pipe mobile robot; Microrobot; Wheel drive mechanism

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS; GEARS; MOBILE ROBOTS; ROBOTS;

ACTUATOR TORQUES; DRIVING TORQUES; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; IN-PIPE; MICRO ROBOTS; PLANETARY GEAR DRIVE; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; WHEEL DRIVES;

WHEELS;

EID: 70350606829     PISSN: 09120289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2493/jjspe.74.1346     Document Type: Article

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