| The ground robotic platforms which can move through rough terrains represent a major academic and research interest. The robotic platform ability to climb over obstacles and maintain stability while traversing on uneven terrains can be the most important criteria for designers and specialists. In this research, we assembled an existing platform named the Articulated Suspension Exploratory Platform (ASEP) with a modified version of a Lynxmotion robotic arm model AL5D to obtain a rover-ann system that will be used for future research and education purposes. A remote control approach was implemented to control both the rover platform and the robotic arm. The new combination of the control and assembly was called as the Articulated Suspension Exploratory Platform System (ASEPS). Experimental tests were conducted to evaluate ASEPS passive suspension performance, up-hill, downhill, and cross-hill climbing stability, as well as the performance of the attached modified robotic arm. The performance of the rover-arm system was experimentally tested. The results and future directions have been outlined in the end of the thesis. |
