RT Conference Proceedings T1 ICR-based Kinematics for Wheeled Skid-Steer Vehicles on Firm Slopes. A1 Martínez-Rodríguez, Jorge Luis A1 Morales-Rodríguez, Jesús A1 Sánchez, Manuel A1 García-Cerezo, Alfonso José K1 Cinemática K1 Vehículos autónomos K1 Mecánica AB This paper proposes a new kinematic model for wheeled skid-steer vehicles moving with low inertia on firm slopes that is based on the variation of the Instantaneous Center of Rotation (ICR) of its lateral treads. To this end, the ICR- based model for horizontal surfaces, where constant tread ICRs were considered, has been extended with two additional parameters to account for the sliding down phenomenon on inclined terrains that the former is unable to predict. The current pitch and roll angles of the vehicle together with the speeds of the treads are employed to calculate the changing positions of tread ICRs during turnings. This kinematic approach shows promising results when applied to the heavy robotic rover J8 on a slanted surface of smooth concrete. PB IEEE YR 2024 FD 2024 LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36076 UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36076 LA eng NO J. L. Martínez, J. Morales, M. Sánchez and A. García-Cerezo, "ICR-based Kinematics for Wheeled Skid-Steer Vehicles on Firm Slopes," 2024 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2024, pp. 1322-1328, doi: 10.1109/IROS58592.2024.10801776. NO https://conferences.ieeeauthorcenter.ieee.org/author-ethics/guidelines-and-policies/post-publication-policies/#accepted NO Spanish project PID2021-122944OB-I00. “SAR 4.0: Leapfrogging to a New Paradigm in Cooperative Human-Robot Cyber-physical Systems for Search and Rescue”. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Proyectos de Generación del Conocimiento 2021. DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga RD 19 ene 2026