Kinematics, dynamics and control design of 4WIS4WID mobile robots

Abstract

Kinematic and dynamic modelling and corresponding control design of a four‐wheel‐independent steering and four‐wheel‐independent driving (4WIS4WID) mobile robot are presented in this study. Different from the differential or car‐like mobile robot, the 4WIS4WID mobile robot is controlled by four steering and four driving motors, so the control scheme should possess the ability to integrate and manipulate the four independent wheels. A trajectory tracking control scheme is developed for the 4WIS4WID mobile robot, where both non‐linear kinematic control and dynamic sliding‐mode control are designed. All of the stabilities of the kinematic and dynamic control laws are proved by Lyapunov stability analysis. Finally, the feasibility and validity of the proposed trajectory tracking control scheme are confirmed through computer simulations.