Mobile manipulators operating in field environments will be required to apply large forces, or manipulate large loads, and to perform such tasks on uneven terrain which may cause the system to approach, or reach, a dangerous tipover instability. To avoid tipover in an automatic system, or to provide a human operator with an indication of proximity to tipover, it is necessary to define a measure of available stability margin. This work presents a new tipover stability measure (the Force-Angle stability measure) which has a simple geometric interpretation, is easily computed, and is sensitive to changes in Center of Mass height. The proposed metric is applicable to systems subject to inertial and external forces, operating over even or uneven terrains. Requirements for computation and implementation of the measure are described, and several different categories of application of the measure are presented along with useful normalizations. Performance of the Force-Angle measure is demonstrated and compared with that of other stability margin measures using a forestry vehicle simulation. Results show the importance of considering both center-of-mass height and system heaviness, and confirm the effectiveness of the Force-Angle measure in monitoring the tipover stability margin.


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    Title :

    The Force-Angle Measure of Tipover Stability Margin for Mobile Manipulators


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    Published in:

    Vehicle System Dynamics ; 33 , 1 ; 29-48


    Publication date :

    2000-01-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    Unknown




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