Electrodynamics is able to move magnetic objects without having any physical connection with them. This allows a kinetic system to be quiet and therefore friendly to be used in daily life. The main idea of this thesis is to investigate the feasibility of producing an unmanned logistics system which allows multiple carriers to have automatic planar motion simultaneously and independently by making use of electrodynamics. This thesis examines such a system by designing and implementing a system prototype which can control a carrier to achieve planar motion by electrodynamics on an extendable base on a small scale. A low cost approach is adopted throughout the thesis to show the possibility of commercialization.

In this thesis, two control methodologies, the pattern calculation ap...[ Read more ]

Electrodynamics is able to move magnetic objects without having any physical connection with them. This allows a kinetic system to be quiet and therefore friendly to be used in daily life. The main idea of this thesis is to investigate the feasibility of producing an unmanned logistics system which allows multiple carriers to have automatic planar motion simultaneously and independently by making use of electrodynamics. This thesis examines such a system by designing and implementing a system prototype which can control a carrier to achieve planar motion by electrodynamics on an extendable base on a small scale. A low cost approach is adopted throughout the thesis to show the possibility of commercialization.

In this thesis, two control methodologies, the pattern calculation approach and the magnetic field cage approach, for the system are designed and introduced. A system with an extendable structure is designed. A system prototype is built to examine the performance of the designed system and the control methodologies with low cost components and devices. Controlled planar motion of a carrier is demonstrated.