{"id":631511,"date":"2024-08-20T13:07:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T10:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/"},"modified":"2024-08-20T13:07:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T10:07:43","slug":"morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/","title":{"rendered":"#Morphing wheel research can ride over uneven surfaces and obstacles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Test driving the two wheeled wheelchair over grass\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OlaISgEdNTM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wheelchairs and mobile robots are useful (and sometimes necessary) tools for those who need them but because of the way their wheels are built, there are a lot of limitations as to where they can go. Uneven surfaces and high obstacle areas can sometimes be unaccessible for them. Researchers have been trying to reinvent the wheel so to speak by coming up with a wheel that can adjust to different terrains. This latest one from Korean researchers may just be the most promising.<\/p>\n<p>Designers: Jae-Young Lee, Seongji Han, Munyu Kim, Yong-Sin Seo, Jongwoo Park, Dong Il Park, Chanhun Park, Hyunuk Seo, Joonho Lee, Hwi-Su Kim, Jeongae Bak, Hugo Rodrigue, Jin-Gyun Kim, Joono Cheong, Sung-Hyuk Song<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/1.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-505132\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/08\/20\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Morphing wheel research can ride over uneven surfaces and obstacles\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>This Variable-stiffness\u2013morphing wheel that they are testing out is actually inspired by the surface tension of a droplet of liquid. The main thing about this experimental wheel is that it is able to ride through uneven terrain and go through obstacles while still keeping what makes a wheel a wheel when driving through flat ground. You\u2019ll have to go back to your physics notes to fully understand but the basic idea is to create an imbalance in the cohesive forces between molecules. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-505133\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/08\/20\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Morphing wheel research can ride over uneven surfaces and obstacles\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/3.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-505133\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/08\/20\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Morphing wheel research can ride over uneven surfaces and obstacles\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"a1f67a8ec7c2b4ba10698058-text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"a1f67a8ec7c2b4ba10698058-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This deformable wheel that they\u2019re developing has a \u201csmart chain structure\u201d which is a chain of blocks outside the wheel that is connected by wire spokes to opposite sides of the central hub. From the demo video that they showed, the wheel is able to deform and adapt to the surface so it could <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> over the obstacles it encounters. The two-wheeled wheelchair they used was able to ride through grassy ground with uneven surfaces. There was not video of the four-wheeled vehicle but they said it was able to drive over rocks and large steps. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Test driving the two wheeled wheelchair on a flat track\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/14vdnKHEjwo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still early stages in this research so there are things they need to improve on. For example, dust and particles are able to get through to the smart chain blocks so the wheels are easily damaged. And the video of the wheelchair shows there\u2019s an extreme forward tilt to the chair part so it\u2019s not that safe for passengers yet. But this morphing wheel is promising and may eventually be useful for wheelchairs, mobile robots, and other uses. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-505134\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/08\/20\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Morphing wheel research can ride over uneven surfaces and obstacles\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/2.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-505134\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2024\/08\/20\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Morphing wheel research can ride over uneven surfaces and obstacles\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2024\/08\/morphing-wheel-research-can-ride-over-uneven-surfaces-and-obstacles\/2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-hidden-panel-wrap\" style=\"display: none; visibility: collapse; opacity: 0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ida Torres<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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