1A2-H02 Posture Measurement for Flexible Mono-tread Mobile Track (FMT) : Flexible Angle Measurement using Flexible Displacement Sensor

Abstract

In the past decade, search type rescue robots have been focused on. We have proposed a new mobile mechanism : flexible mono-tread mobile track (FMT), and developed a prototype "Rescue mobile track No.2 (RT-02) WORMY". FMT flexes in shape flexibly in three dimensions when the vehicle turns, climbs up and down stairs. However, it is difficult to measure the posture of FMT using usual sensors. The purpose of the paper is to develop a Flexible Displacement Sensor using nylon string coated with carbon and measure the posture of FMT using Flexible Displacement Sensor.