内部質量駆動による全方向水陸両用移動
Omnidirectional Amphibious Locomotion via Internal Mass Actuation
内部の質量を動かすだけで回転し、陸上では転がり、水上ではフィンで推進する密閉球体ロボットMARBLEを開発した。
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著者: Niko Weaver, Boxi Xia, Li-Yu Lo, Yuhao Huang, Boyuan Chen
分類: cs.RO
原文アブストラクト
Field robots must traverse varied terrain and obstacles while remaining robust to water, debris, vegetation, and physical contact. We present MARBLE, a fully enclosed omnidirectional amphibious rolling robot driven entirely by internal mass redistribution. Three mutually orthogonal linear sliders shift internal masses to generate body rotation, while an orientation-aware controller maps planar velocity commands into slider positions. A rigid spherical shell encloses all active mechanisms and simultaneously serves as the terrestrial contact surface, buoyant enclosure, and mounting structure for passive fins that enable water-surface propulsion. Rotation of the same shell architecture hence produces rolling on land and surface propulsion in water without mechanical reconfiguration or separate locomotion actuators. The spherical morphology further allows the robot to accommodate changes in body orientation and contact location during direct interactions with terrain and obstacles. We evaluate MARBLE through omnidirectional locomotion characterization, traversal across heterogeneous terrestrial environments, aquatic surface locomotion, land-water transitions, and deliberate obstacle interactions. These experiments demonstrate how a single enclosed mechanical architecture can combine omnidirectional mobility, cross-medium locomotion, and tolerance to environmental contact. MARBLE provides a compact design for field mobility across heterogeneous terrain, obstacles, and land-water transitions. We will open-source all software and hardware design. Our website is https://generalroboticslab.com/MARBLE