Table 2 Symbol meaning.

From: Design and motion analysis of a coal mine robot with variable wheel diameter

Symbol

Meaning

Symbol

Meaning

XOY

Geodetic coordinate system

vη

Robot η directional velocity

ζ z η

Robot coordinate system

vζ

Robot ζ directional velocity

oi

Driving wheel centre

ωz

Robot z-point angular velocity

vi

Drive wheel η directional velocity

p

Robot centre Z in geodetic coordinates

ωi

Angular speed of driving wheel

q

Robot centre Z in geodetic coordinates

\(\vartheta\)

Angle between coordinate systems

k

Robot rotation centre

D

Diagonal length of robot

δ

Diagonal angle

R

Turning radius

ωk

Turning angular speed