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.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Intelligent Vehicles 1992 Symposium, IVS 1992 |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Pages | 336-340 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 078030747X |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |
Event | 1992 Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, IVS 1992 - Detroit, United States Duration: Jun 29 1992 → Jul 1 1992 |
Publication series
Name | IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, Proceedings |
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Conference
Conference | 1992 Intelligent Vehicles Symposium, IVS 1992 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Detroit |
Period | 06/29/92 → 07/1/92 |
Funding
'Research sponsored in part by the Office of Engineering Research Program, Basic Energy Sciences, of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), under contract No. DE-AC05-MOR21400 with Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., and by the U.S. Army Ft. Belvoir Research Development and Engineering Center under Interagency #0883-COll-A1 with the U.S. DOE.