A new autogenous mobile system driven by vibration without impacts, excited by an impulse periodic force

¹ Department of Civil Engineering, Thai Nguyen University of Technology, Viet Nam
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Thai Nguyen University of Technology, Viet Nam
³ Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Vinh University of Technology Education, Viet Nam

Abstract

This report describes a new proposed design for autogenous mobile systems which can move without any external mechanisms such as legs or wheels. A Duffing oscillator with a cubic spring, which is excited by an impulse periodic force, is utilized to drive the whole system. The rectilinear motion of the system is performed employing the periodically oscillation of the internal mass interacting without collisions with the main body. Utilizing the nonlinear restoring force of the cubic spring, the system can move in desired directions. When the ratio between the excitation force and the friction force is smaller than 2.5, backward or forward motion can be easily achieved by applying an excitation force in the same desired direction. Different from other vibro-impact drifting devices, no impact needed to drive the new proposed system. This novel structure allows to miniaturize the device as well as to simplify the control algorithm thus can significantly expand applicability of the proposed system.