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Table 1 Engagement of individual actuators against subtasks

From: A two-wheeled machine with a handling mechanism in two different directions

Ser.

Subtask

DOFs associated

Right wheel motor

\( \tau_{R} \)

Left wheel motor

\( \tau_{L} \)

Linear actuator I

\( F_{1} \)

Linear actuator II

\( F_{2} \)

a

Moving till the picking place

\( _{{\delta_{R} }} \), \( _{{\delta_{L} }} \), \( _{\theta } \)

✓

✓

×

×

b

Extension of the IB

\( _{{\delta_{R} }} \), \( _{{\delta_{L} }} \), \( _{\theta } \), \( _{{h_{1} }} \)

✓

✓

✓

×

c

Extension of the end-effector

\( _{{\delta_{R} }} \), \( _{{\delta_{L} }} \), \( _{\theta } \), \( _{{h_{2} }} \)

✓

✓

×

✓

d

Reverse motion of the end-effector

\( _{{\delta_{R} }} \), \( _{{\delta_{L} }} \), \( _{\theta } \), \( _{{h_{2} }} \)

✓

✓

×

✓

e

Contraction of the IB

\( _{{\delta_{R} }} \), \( _{{\delta_{L} }} \), \( _{\theta } \), \( _{{h_{1} }} \)

✓

✓

✓

×

f

Placing of the object

\( _{{\delta_{R} }} \), \( _{{\delta_{L} }} \), \( _{\theta } \), \( _{{h_{2} }} \)

✓

✓

×

×