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A Vibrotactile Feedback Device for Seated Balance Assessment and Training
Published on: January 20, 2019
自転車は,サイロスコープやキャスター効果なしに,自律的に安定することができます
J D G Kooijman1, J P Meijaard, Jim M Papadopoulos
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft 2628 CD, Netherlands.
まとめ
ライダーレス自転車は,転倒から回復するために自律操縦ができる. この研究は,回転効果もキャスターのようなトレイリングも,自己安定性には必要ではないことを実証し,一般的な仮定に挑戦しています.
科学分野:
- ロボット工学 ロボット工学 ロボット工学
- 機械工学の機械工学
- 自転車のダイナミクス
背景:
- ライダーレス自転車は,障害から回復し,自己安定性を発揮します.
- 一般的な説明は,回転前行 (gyroscopic precession) とカスターのような車輪の尾行 (caster-like wheel trailing) を含む.
- 安定のためのこれらの具体的なメカニズムの必要性は,依然として議論されている.
研究 の 目的:
- 騎手なしの自転車における自己安定性の背後にある基本的なメカニズムを調査する.
- 自律操縦の回復には,回転鏡効果やキャスターのようなトレイリングが不可欠であるかどうかを判断する.
- 自転車の安定性に対する設計変数の影響を調査する.
主な方法:
- 実験設計の指針として,線形的な安定性計算が採用されました.
- ギロスコップ効果を否定するために,逆回転する車輪を搭載した改造された自転車が作られました.
- フロントホイールの地面接触は,ステアリング軸の前方に位置し,ネガティブトレイリングを生み出しました.
主要な成果:
- 改造された自転車は自立性を示し,横向の乱れから回復しました.
- ギロスコーピック・アングラル・モメントの欠如とネガティブ・トレイリングの欠如は,自己回復を妨げなかった.
- フロントマスの位置と方向軸の傾きなどの設計変数間の複雑な相互作用が観察されました.
結論:
- サイクルの自己安定性には,ギロスコープ式プレセシオンやキャスター式トレイリングは必要ありません.
- この研究は,自己安定性を達成するための他の設計パラメータの重要な役割を強調しています.
- この研究は,自己バランスシステムのダイナミクスに関する新しい洞察を提供します.
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