Omnidirectional Heavy Duty Robot Platform (10 Tons payload)
01 Mar 2018
The OMNI-GLIDE is an autonomous omni-directional heavy-lifting mobile platform that can move in any direction on a plane and also capable of in-point rotation (zero turning radius). Used together with the tooling table, it can generally be used for the handling of large workpieces in space constrained environements, especially for applications where multiple large workpieces have to be transported in a very short time. Omni-directional vehicles is completely autonomous and can be controlled just by providing high level action commands.
The OMNI-GLIDE is an omnidirectional heavy-duty AGV platform that lifts up to 10 Tons of load. Eight highly durable mecanum wheels allow the robot to move freely in all directions and to perform in-point rotation (zero turning radius). The robot gracefully executes autonomous navigation with positioning accuracy less than ±5 cm anywhere in the operation area (including outdoor). It boosts productivity with a maximum speed of 0.7 m/s and a general endurance for more than 10 hours per day. The robot skillfully positions itself under the table with an accuracy of ±3mm in order to precisely lock the pistons to the table before lifting. There are several other intelligent features in the robot such as obstacle detection and auto-charging.
