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Whegs

Whegs™ (wheel-legs or wing-legs) are mechanisms for robot locomotion. Whegs™ use a strategy of locomotion that combines the simplicity of the wheel… 
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2019
2019
Design and Analysis of A Miniature Two-Wheg Climbing Robot with Robust Internal and External Transitioning Capabilities
Plane-to-plane transitioning has been a significant challenge for climbing robots. To accomplish this, additional actuator or… 
2018
2018
ELECTRONIC GEARING OF TWO DC MOTOR SHAFTS FOR WHEG TYPE MOBILE ROBOT
This paper describes the implementation of electronic gearing of two DC motor shafts. DC motors are drives for a mobile robot… 
2014
2014
A wheg-axle-tracking mechanism for passenger transport purposes
Within the project Silver-Mobility it was ascertained that the market does provide technical assistance to support near-field… 
2012
2012
WARMOR: Whegs Adaptation and Reconfiguration of MOdular Robot with Tunable Compliance
This paper introduces the idea of WARMOR: WhegsTM adaptation and reconfiguration of modular robot with tunable compliance. WARMOR… 
2010
2010
A Whegs Robot Featuring a Passively Compliant, Actively Controlled Body Joint
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2009
2009
Design of a semi-autonomous hybrid mobility surf-zone robot
Surf-zone environments pose extreme challenges to robot operation. A robot that could autonomously navigate through the rocky… 
2008
2008
The latest generation Whegs™ robot features a passive-compliant body joint
Current autonomous and semi-autonomous robotic platforms are limited to functioning in highly structured environments such as… 
2008
2008
Confluence of Active and Passive Control Mechanisms Enabling Autonomy and Terrain Adaptability for Robots in Variable Environments
We report the successful design and fabrication of an autonomous robot, dubbed the CASE/NPS Beach Whegstrade robot, capable of… 
2007
2007
Mini-WhegS™ climbing steep surfaces with insect-inspired attachment mechanisms
We previously presented a remote-controlled robot, Climbing Mini-Whegstrade, which scales vertical glass walls using passive… 
2007
2007
Design and validation of a Whegs robot in USARSim
Simulation of robots and other vehicles in a virtual domain has multiple benefits. End users can employ the simulation as a… 
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