Development of a boarding-type omnidirectional mobile body capable of traveling around people and analysis of conditions on coexistence of people and a mobile body

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25289023
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Design engineering/Machine functional elements/Tribology
• Research Institution: Kyoto University
• Principal Investigator: KOMORI Masaharu 京都大学, 大学院工学研究科, 准教授 (90335191)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 移動体

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In order to realize a comfortable travel, a boarding-type omnidirectional mobile body capable of moving in the front, back, left, right, and diagonal directions is required. This research was conducted for the purpose of this development. The structure of an active omni wheel was investigated and the overall structure which is considered optimal was clarified. This wheel was manufactured, experimented, and its effectiveness was confirmed. The whole structure of an omnidirectional mobile body using this wheel was designed and manufactured. Experiments were conducted on the manufactured mobile body and it was confirmed that it can move in the front, back, left, right, and diagonal directions.

Free Research Field

機構学