To verify the abilities of the developed stair-climbing crawler with powder-filled belts,
comparison experiments between a crawler with powder-filled belts, a crawler with
grouser-attached tracks (Figure 29) and a crawler with urethane rubber blocks (Figure 30)
were performed. The stairs used in these experiments have steps of 270 mm in length and
150 mm in height having R2 edges that are sharper than ordinary stairs. All of the crawlers
were able to ascend and descend the stairs. In addition the traction forces, which give an
indication of the margin of stability and payload, were measured. The results of traction
forces are shown in Table 1. It was observed that the developed crawler with powder-filled
belts can generate a large traction force that is approximately twice as large as that of the
crawler with urethane rubber blocks. The crawler with grouser-attached tracks was able to
generate large traction forces when the grousers achieve a good grip on the stair edges.
However, as mentioned above, slippage or spinning has been observed when the support
point changes. Figure 31 shows the measurement of the pitching angle of the inclination
while ascending the stairs. The crawler with grouser-attached tracks generates a larger
change in inclination angle than the crawlers with powder-filled belts and urethane rubber
blocks.
Furthermore, the crawler with powder-filled belts was able to climb steeper stairs (step
length 270 mm, step height 160 mm and edge radius 5 mm), although the crawler with
urethane rubber blocks could not ascend because of an insufficient grip force. Moreover,
climbing experiments involving the crawlers moving on stairs in non-straight trajectories
were performed. Although the crawler with grouser-attached tracks could not ascend the
stairs because the grousers could not obtain a sufficient traction from the stair edges, the
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To verify the abilities of the developed stair-climbing crawler with powder-filled belts,comparison experiments between a crawler with powder-filled belts, a crawler withgrouser-attached tracks (Figure 29) and a crawler with urethane rubber blocks (Figure 30)were performed. The stairs used in these experiments have steps of 270 mm in length and150 mm in height having R2 edges that are sharper than ordinary stairs. All of the crawlerswere able to ascend and descend the stairs. In addition the traction forces, which give anindication of the margin of stability and payload, were measured. The results of tractionforces are shown in Table 1. It was observed that the developed crawler with powder-filledbelts can generate a large traction force that is approximately twice as large as that of thecrawler with urethane rubber blocks. The crawler with grouser-attached tracks was able togenerate large traction forces when the grousers achieve a good grip on the stair edges.However, as mentioned above, slippage or spinning has been observed when the supportpoint changes. Figure 31 shows the measurement of the pitching angle of the inclinationwhile ascending the stairs. The crawler with grouser-attached tracks generates a largerchange in inclination angle than the crawlers with powder-filled belts and urethane rubberblocks.Furthermore, the crawler with powder-filled belts was able to climb steeper stairs (stepยาว 270 mm ขั้นสูง 160 มม.และขอบรัศมี 5 มม.), แม้ว่า crawler ด้วยบล็อกยางยูรีเทนอาจไม่ขึ้น เพราะมีแรงจับไม่เพียงพอ นอกจากนี้crawlers เลื่อนบันไดใน trajectories ไม่ตรงเกี่ยวข้องกับการทดลองปีนเขามีดำเนินการ แม้ว่า crawler กับเพลง grouser ที่แนบอาจไม่ขึ้นไปบันไดเนื่องจาก grousers ที่สามารถได้รับการลากเพียงพอจากขอบบันได การwww.intechopen
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