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Title: An implementation of redundancy resolution and stability monitoring for a material handling vehicle

Abstract

The ATLAS (All-Terrain Lifter Articulated System) vehicle is a prototype for the next-generation Army material handling vehicle. The vehicle features a redundant manipulator with five degrees of freedom in a plane and a forklift end-effector. The original control system only allowed single joint motion control via a set of joysticks in the cab. A new controller was developed to automatically coordinate all joints in the system and allow the operator to directly control the motions of the end-effector with constant orientation via a single joystick. In addition, a stability monitor was developed that prevents the operator from tipping over the vehicle when manipulating heavy loads of uncertain weight, or warns him of approaching stability limits when driving. Finally, a load-compensation function was developed that automatically tips back the fork tines when a heavy load is lifted. 3 refs.

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
10149448
Report Number(s):
CONF-920798-1
ON: DE92014455
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-84OR21400
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers/Industrial Electronics Society (IEEE/IES) intelligent vehicles `92,Detroit, MI (United States),1-2 Jul 1992; Other Information: PBD: [1992]
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; 42 ENGINEERING; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; STABILITY; VEHICLES; MANIPULATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MILITARY EQUIPMENT; ENGINEERED SAFETY SYSTEMS; EXPERT SYSTEMS; TESTING; 450000; 420200; 990200; MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTERS

Citation Formats

Bangs, A L, Pin, F G, and Killough, S M. An implementation of redundancy resolution and stability monitoring for a material handling vehicle. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Bangs, A L, Pin, F G, & Killough, S M. An implementation of redundancy resolution and stability monitoring for a material handling vehicle. United States.
Bangs, A L, Pin, F G, and Killough, S M. 1992. "An implementation of redundancy resolution and stability monitoring for a material handling vehicle". United States.
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title = {An implementation of redundancy resolution and stability monitoring for a material handling vehicle},
author = {Bangs, A L and Pin, F G and Killough, S M},
abstractNote = {The ATLAS (All-Terrain Lifter Articulated System) vehicle is a prototype for the next-generation Army material handling vehicle. The vehicle features a redundant manipulator with five degrees of freedom in a plane and a forklift end-effector. The original control system only allowed single joint motion control via a set of joysticks in the cab. A new controller was developed to automatically coordinate all joints in the system and allow the operator to directly control the motions of the end-effector with constant orientation via a single joystick. In addition, a stability monitor was developed that prevents the operator from tipping over the vehicle when manipulating heavy loads of uncertain weight, or warns him of approaching stability limits when driving. Finally, a load-compensation function was developed that automatically tips back the fork tines when a heavy load is lifted. 3 refs.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/10149448}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992},
month = {Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992}
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