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Research of Various Magnetic Systems Used in Autonomous MegaSumo Robots

Paulina Łapińska, Marcin Dziubek, Łukasz Kotarski, and Rafał Grądzki
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Bialystok University of Technology, Bialystok, Poland

Abstract—The paper is continuation of work on research of magnetic systems used in MegaSumo robots. The article describes comparative research of two configurations of neodymium magnets arrangement. The tests were carried out for the common attraction of magnet sets. Two versions of magnet arrangement were compared - the first version was arranged in an alternating polarization configuration of magnets, while the second was arranged to create a Halbach array. The tests included simulations in the COMSOL program and tests on the MTS 858 TABLE TOP SYSTEM machine. 

Index Terms—autonomous robot, sumo robot, magnetism, magnet, halbach array

Cite: Paulina Łapińska, Marcin Dziubek, Łukasz Kotarski, and Rafał Grądzki, "Research of Various Magnetic Systems Used in Autonomous MegaSumo Robots," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 739-744, May 2020. DOI: 10.18178/ijmerr.9.5.739-744

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