Driving Device for Oriental Melon Harvesting Robot

Driving Device for Oriental Melon Harvesting Robot with Upper/Lower Rail Travel and Balance Maintenance

This technology is a mechanical driving mechanism for a manipulator moving along upper and lower rails. It incorporates a balance maintenance unit that supports the manipulator's load with an elastic body, combined with a tiltable main arm and auxiliary arm to adapt to uneven ground and distribute weight.

Challenges include the inability of wheeled robots to navigate narrow greenhouse furrows, reduced transport precision due to uneven ground, and structural damage or bending caused by the manipulator's load concentrating on the greenhouse frame.

This technology installs upper and lower rails on the greenhouse ceiling and floor, placing an elastic-based balance maintenance unit between the manipulator and the lower driving unit to distribute the load. It also features anti-slip driving using magnetic rollers, center-of-gravity control via weight adjustment, and a rail groove structure with bearings to enable the extension and tilting of the main and auxiliary arms.

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Key Features:

• A manipulator equipped with a robot hand and upper/lower driving units to travel along upper and lower rails.
• A balance maintenance unit installed between the manipulator and the lower driving unit, using an elastic body to support the manipulator's load.
• A rotating frame that pivots around the vertical axis between the upper and lower driving units, and an elevation frame that moves up and down to support the main arm.
• An auxiliary arm with adjustable length mounted on the main arm, featuring a robot hand at its end for gripping oriental melons.

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