On September 2nd 2009, a group of five ME students namely Thien Vui Chia, Rupesh S. Baker, A.Ku.Ganaesh, U.S.Ajay Vignesh, and Souvik De won the third prize in the 2009 ASME Student Robot Design and Mechanism Competition held at the 2009 ASME International Design and Engineering Technical Conferences, San Diego, CA, USA. The competition had participants from around the
United States and other parts of the world. Our students presented a quadruped robot (named XR2) with the capability of performing rolling, walking and climbing motions, thus enabling higher maneuverability and adaptability to various terrains.
The design conceptualization and implementation of XR2 was done during the ME3101 and ME3102 Mechanical Engineering Design modules in collaboration with ST KineticsLtd under the supervision of Associate Professor
Chew Chee Meng and Mr Chan Kok Hoe, Ken.
The system is designed for surveillance missions. The rolling motion, being more energy efficient, can be used on relatively flat terrains over long distances, and the walking and climbing motions are incorporated to tackle uneven terrains and obstacles of height up to 3 cm. The rolling motion is achieved by an internal gear-pinion wheel mechanism that is driven by a servomotor.The body was constructed using high grade Aluminum. The robot can be controlled wirelessly using a wireless PS2 Controller.
Figure:Group photo with the robot XR2 (From left: Souvik De, A.Ku.Ganaesh, A/P
Chew Chee Meng, U.S.Ajay Vignesh, and Thien Vui Chia, Rupesh S. Baker)
