Kinematics and Mathematical Modelling of Wheeled Mobile Robots: a compact review

Benjamin Kommey (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
Owusu-Banahene Banabas Nana Kwame (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
Nana Owusu Effah (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
Nathaniel Ato-Sam (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)
Kwame Agyeman-Prempeh (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology)

International Journal of Applied Sciences and Smart Technologies
Vol. 8 No. 02 (2026): December 2026 — Forthcoming

This paper presents a comprehensive review on the kinematics and mathematical modelling of wheeled mobile robots. Wheeled mobile robots are a class of robots whose locomotion is facilitated by a set of wheels. The paper delves into the aspects that have proved to be the center of research as far as wheeled mobile robots are concerned, that is, stability, control and path planning. By examining the works in these areas, this paper evaluates the proposed solutions and discusses the findings in various works.