Active castors are used as alternative to Swivel wheels in AMR/AGVs for better controllability and reduced torque requirements on the driven wheels. This become more evident in exotically shaped Mobile robots, such as Differentially Driven AGV/AMRs with long body and narrow wheelbase.
- Highly integrated and compact design
- Motor control electronics integrated
- Field bus communication options: CAN, EtherCAT, ProfiNET
- Steering torque max. 250Nm
- Radial load capacity up to 1.500kg
- Integrated multiple and redundant encoder systems for control and safety supervision
- Flexible wheel choice
- Possibility of additional wheel encoder