Design of Electric Crawler Platform

Jacek Rduch; Paweł Jureczko

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-73161-7_14

Design of Electric Crawler Platform

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Abstract

This article describes the process of developing and building a prototype of a remotely controlled universal crawler platform powered by electric motors. In the beginning, similar solutions were presented. Assumptions and goals to be achieved were also formulated. The chosen design of the platform was based on a frame made of aluminum profiles with BLDC motors powered by a 60 V battery. Rubber tracks were used as a running system and the drive was transferred to them using worm gears. The control was based on the WiFi network and the Blynk platform operated via a smartphone. After presenting the process of determining the parameters of vehicle control system components, the stages of creating a 3D model in SolidWorks were shown. The obtained models were used for strength analyses in the ANSYS program and the procedure for the drive shaft was presented. Based on the selected control system components, an electrical diagram was drawn in the EasyEDA. The process of designing a low-pass filter in LTspice software is also presented. Using the elements prepared based on the documentation, a prototype was built, which was then subjected to components heating tests. The obtained results allowed for the formulation of conclusions that led to a summary of the project.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PCM-CMM2023
Subtitle of host publication	Theories, Models and Simulations of Complex Physical Systems
Editors	Eugeniusz Świtoński, Arkadiusz Mężyk, Sławomir Kciuk, Roman Szewczyk
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	154-166
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9783031731600
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73161-7_14
Publication status	Published - 2025
Event	5th Polish Congress of Mechanics and 25th International Conference on Computer Methods in Mechanics, PCM-CMM 2023 - Gliwice, Poland Duration: 4 Sept 2023 → 7 Sept 2023

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	1146 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	5th Polish Congress of Mechanics and 25th International Conference on Computer Methods in Mechanics, PCM-CMM 2023
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Gliwice
Period	4/09/23 → 7/09/23

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

Crawler
WiFi
Wireless

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Signal Processing
Computer Networks and Communications

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Rduch, J., & Jureczko, P. (2025). Design of Electric Crawler Platform. In E. Świtoński, A. Mężyk, S. Kciuk, & R. Szewczyk (Eds.), PCM-CMM2023: Theories, Models and Simulations of Complex Physical Systems (pp. 154-166). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1146 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73161-7_14

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Rduch, J & Jureczko, P 2025, Design of Electric Crawler Platform. in E Świtoński, A Mężyk, S Kciuk & R Szewczyk (eds), PCM-CMM2023: Theories, Models and Simulations of Complex Physical Systems. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1146 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 154-166, 5th Polish Congress of Mechanics and 25th International Conference on Computer Methods in Mechanics, PCM-CMM 2023, Gliwice, Poland, 4/09/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-73161-7_14

Design of Electric Crawler Platform. / Rduch, Jacek ; Jureczko, Paweł.
PCM-CMM2023: Theories, Models and Simulations of Complex Physical Systems. ed. / Eugeniusz Świtoński; Arkadiusz Mężyk; Sławomir Kciuk; Roman Szewczyk. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 154-166 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1146 LNNS).

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