Abstract

This paper deals with Epi.q, a family of mobile robots whose main characteristic is a wheel-legged hybrid locomotion. These multi-purpose robots can be successfully exploited for security and surveillance tasks. The document presents state of the art security robotics, the Epi.q mechanical architecture, the concept behind the robot driving unit, three prototypes and the design of a new one.

Details

Title
A Modular Approach for a Family of Ground Mobile Robots
Author
Quaglia, Giuseppe 1 ; Oderio, Riccardo 1 ; Bruzzone, Luca 2 ; Razzoli, Roberto 2 

 Politecnico di Torino 
 University of Genova 
Publication year
2013
Publication date
Jul 2013
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN
17298806
e-ISSN
17298814
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2324879014
Copyright
© 2013. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.