The impulsive motion of a dynamically stabilized robot—Gyrover, which is a single-wheel gyroscopically stabilized robot is studied. A method based on the D’Alembert-Lagrange principle is proposed to develop the impulsive dynamic model of the single wheel robot. This method that can be used to find ways to investigate a single wheel mobile robot rolling on a rough terrain is tested using the experimental platform Gyrover. The conditions of falling over without actuators are addressed. Simulations that validate the analysis are provided as well.
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