Active spoke wheel

Develop and simulate an active spoke wheel design that is able to climb stairs and navigate smooth terrains with a high energy efficiency. Inspired on the concept of actuated spokes as proposed in hybrid locomotion platforms such as IMPASS (IMPASS: Intelligent Mobility Platform with Active Spoke System | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore)

Contacts

Deutsches Zentrum
für Luft- und Raumfahrt

German Aerospace Center

Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics
Münchner Straße 20
82234 Wessling

Ferdinand Elhardt

Phone: +49 8153 28 3922

ferdinand.elhardt@@dlr.de