Dynamic control of the 6 WD skid-steering mobile robot RobuROC 6 using sliding mode technique

A robust dynamic feedback controller is designed and implemented, based on the dynamic model of the six-wheel skid-steering RobuROC6 robot, performing high speed turns. The control inputs are respectively the linear velocity and the yaw angle. The main object of this paper is to elaborate a sliding mode controller, proved to be robust enough to ignore the knowledge of the forces within the wheel-soil interaction, in the presence of sliding phenomena and ground level fluctuations. Finally, a 3D simulation is performed with an accurate physical engine to evaluate the efficiency of this designed control law.

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