Synchronized Coordination for Omni-directional Mobile Robot with Hemi-circular Wheels using Neural Oscillator

Abstract

The paper presents an application example of neural oscillator for synchronized wheel coordination of omni-directional mobile robot with hemi-circular wheels. In this paper, a six neuronal network drives three hemi-circular wheels of the robot. The velocity of each wheel is controlled by coupled neuron firing. These neurons are synchronized, activated, and suppressed according to the required motion. Unlike usual motion, the movement generated from the neural oscillator is normally oscillatory one for the hemi-circular wheels.