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Article

Design and Analysis of Transformable Wheel with Pivoting-Head Mechanism

by
Yaowei Chen
*,
Ayumu Kamioka
,
Masami Iwase
,
Jun Inoue
and
Yasuyuki Satoh
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo 120-8551, Japan
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Appl. Mech. 2023, 4(1), 70-89; https://doi.org/10.3390/applmech4010005
Submission received: 1 November 2022 / Revised: 6 December 2022 / Accepted: 15 December 2022 / Published: 12 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Smart Structures and Systems: Actual Scientific and Industrial Research (2nd Volume))
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Abstract

A transformable wheel designed in this study is proposed to meet the increasingly complex travel requirements of people because it is urgent to provide a smooth and barrier-free travel scheme in complex and changeable urban land. The transformable wheel, with 10 pivoting-head parts, allows vehicles with the wheels to surmount low-height obstacles that deliberately complicates the terrain such as blind roads, small steps, bumps and door sills, and to achieve low-consumption travel. In this study, we demonstrate that the transformable wheels improve its performance by nearly 30% under the road conditions of low-height obstacles and is especially suitable for carts and suitcases passing through low-height obstacles such as blind lanes and low stairs.
Keywords: transformable wheel; obstacle surmounting; mechanical analysis; reconfiguration transformable wheel; obstacle surmounting; mechanical analysis; reconfiguration

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Chen, Y.; Kamioka, A.; Iwase, M.; Inoue, J.; Satoh, Y. Design and Analysis of Transformable Wheel with Pivoting-Head Mechanism. Appl. Mech. 2023, 4, 70-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmech4010005

AMA Style

Chen Y, Kamioka A, Iwase M, Inoue J, Satoh Y. Design and Analysis of Transformable Wheel with Pivoting-Head Mechanism. Applied Mechanics. 2023; 4(1):70-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmech4010005

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Chen, Yaowei, Ayumu Kamioka, Masami Iwase, Jun Inoue, and Yasuyuki Satoh. 2023. "Design and Analysis of Transformable Wheel with Pivoting-Head Mechanism" Applied Mechanics 4, no. 1: 70-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmech4010005

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Chen, Y., Kamioka, A., Iwase, M., Inoue, J., & Satoh, Y. (2023). Design and Analysis of Transformable Wheel with Pivoting-Head Mechanism. Applied Mechanics, 4(1), 70-89. https://doi.org/10.3390/applmech4010005

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