Mecanum Crank: A Novel Omni-Directional Vehicle Using Crank Leg
Satsuya Noda Haruki Kunii Mutsuki Yaginuma Kazushi Yamanobe Satsuya Noda Haruki Kunii Mutsuki Yaginuma Kazushi Yamanobe
A vehicle is expected to exhibit omni-directional locomotion capability to provide improved rough terrain vehicle functionality. Generally, rough terrain vehicles are not holonomic and cannot travel in the lateral direction, whereas typical omni-directional vehicles have difficulty in traveling on rough terrain. This paper proposes installing a crank leg for a Mecanum-wheeled vehicle ("Mecanum cra...