Styx The 6 Whegs Robot
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Part 1: project profile
Project name
Robot with 6 whegs named Styx.
Project short description
The target of this project is the construction of an autonomous robot with 6 whegs. These are an ibrid between a wheel and a leg. This particular structure ensures the robot an high speed on the flat terrain (even offroad) and the capability to climb obstacles even higher than the wheel radius. This architecture is enspired by the movement of the cockroach. A video of a similar project developed by the Case Western Reserve University can be found here:[1]
More specification will come soon.
Advisor: Giuseppina Gini
Dates
Start date: May 2008
End date: Semptember 2008 (hopefully)
People involved
Marcello Maggioni
Alberto Magni - User:AlbertoMagni
Project head(s)
Marcello Maggioni
Alberto Magni - User:AlbertoMagni
Students currently working on the project
Marcello Maggioni
Alberto Magni - User:AlbertoMagni
Laboratory work and risk analysis
Laboratory work for this project will be mainly performed at AIRLab/Lambrate. It will include significant amounts of mechanical work as well as of electrical and electronic activity. Potentially risky activities are the following:
- Use of mechanical tools. Standard safety measures described in
[http://airlab.elet.polimi.it/index.php/airlab/content/download/461/4110/file/documento_valutazione_rischi_AIRLab.pdf Safety norms] will be followed.
- Use of soldering iron. Standard safety measures described in
[http://airlab.elet.polimi.it/index.php/airlab/content/download/461/4110/file/documento_valutazione_rischi_AIRLab.pdf Safety norms] will be followed.
- Robot testing. Standard safety measures described in
[http://airlab.elet.polimi.it/index.php/airlab/content/download/461/4110/file/documento_valutazione_rischi_AIRLab.pdf Safety norms] will be followed.
