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