scholarly journals Kinematic Calibration of a 2-DoF Over-Constrained Parallel Mechanism Using Real Inverse Kinematics

IEEE Access ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 67752-67761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Sun ◽  
Binbin Lian ◽  
Jiateng Zhang ◽  
Yimin Song
Author(s):  
Nicolas Andreff ◽  
Pierre Renaud ◽  
Philippe Martinet ◽  
Franc¸ois Pierrot

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 9002
Author(s):  
Qiang Yang ◽  
Hongkun Ma ◽  
Jiaocheng Ma ◽  
Zhili Sun ◽  
Cuiling Li

Kinematic accuracy is a crucial indicator for evaluating the performance of mechanisms. Low-mobility parallel mechanisms are examples of parallel robots that have been successfully employed in many industrial fields. Previous studies analyzing the kinematic accuracy analysis of parallel mechanisms typically ignore the randomness of each component of input error, leading to imprecise conclusions. In this paper, we use homogeneous transforms to develop the inverse kinematics models of an improved Delta parallel mechanism. Based on the inverse kinematics and the first-order Taylor approximation, a model is presented considering errors from the kinematic parameters describing the mechanism’s geometry, clearance errors associated with revolute joints and driving errors associated with actuators. The response surface method is employed to build an explicit limit state function for describing position errors of the end-effector in the combined direction. As a result, a mathematical model of kinematic reliability of the improved Delta mechanism is derived considering the randomness of every input error component. And then, reliability sensitivity of the improved Delta parallel mechanism is analyzed, and the influences of the randomness of each input error component on the kinematic reliability of the mechanism are quantitatively calculated. The kinematic reliability and proposed sensitivity analysis provide a theoretical reference for the synthesis and optimum design of parallel mechanisms for kinematic accuracy.


Robotics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruiqin Li ◽  
Hongwei Meng ◽  
Shaoping Bai ◽  
Yinyin Yao ◽  
Jianwei Zhang

The paper presents an innovative hexapod walking robot built with 3-UPU parallel mechanism. In the robot, the parallel mechanism is used as both an actuator to generate walking and also a connecting body to connect two groups of three legs, thus enabling the robot to walk with simple gait by very few motors. In this paper, forward and inverse kinematics solutions are obtained. The workspace of the parallel mechanism is analyzed using limit boundary search method. The walking stability of the robot is analyzed, which yields the robot’s maximum step length. The gait planning of the hexapod walking robot is studied for walking on both flat and uneven terrains. The new robot, combining the advantages of parallel robot and walking robot, has a large carrying capacity, strong passing ability, flexible turning ability, and simple gait control for its deployment for uneven terrains.


2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 172988141881829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongbo Zhao ◽  
Zhiping Shi ◽  
Yong Guan ◽  
Zhenzhou Shao ◽  
Qianying Zhang ◽  
...  

The traditional Denavit–Hatenberg method is a relatively mature method for modeling the kinematics of robots. However, it has an obvious drawback, in that the parameters of the Denavit–Hatenberg model are discontinuous, resulting in singularity when the adjacent joint axes are parallel or close to parallel. As a result, this model is not suitable for kinematic calibration. In this article, to avoid the problem of singularity, the product of exponentials method based on screw theory is employed for kinematics modeling. In addition, the inverse kinematics of the 6R robot manipulator is solved by adopting analytical, geometric, and algebraic methods combined with the Paden–Kahan subproblem as well as matrix theory. Moreover, the kinematic parameters of the Denavit–Hatenberg and the product of exponentials-based models are analyzed, and the singularity of the two models is illustrated. Finally, eight solutions of inverse kinematics are obtained, and the correctness and high level of accuracy of the algorithm proposed in this article are verified. This algorithm provides a reference for the inverse kinematics of robots with three adjacent parallel joints.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Zaixiang Pang ◽  
Tongyu Wang ◽  
Junzhi Yu ◽  
Shuai Liu ◽  
Xiyu Zhang ◽  
...  

This paper proposes a bionic flexible wrist parallel mechanism to simulate human wrist joints, which is characterized by a rope-driven, compression spring-supported hybrid mechanism. Specifically, to realize the movement of the wrist mechanism, a parallel structure is adopted to support the mobile platform and is controlled by a cable, which plays the role of wrist muscles. Because the compression spring is elastic, it is difficult to directly solve inverse kinematics. To address this problem, the external force acting on the moving platform is firstly equivalent to the vector force and torque at the center of the moving platform. Then, based on inverse kinematic and static analyses, the inverse motion of the robot model can be solved according to the force and torque balance conditions and the lateral spring bending equation of the compression spring. In order to verify the proposed method, kinematics, statics, and parallel mechanism workspace are further analyzed by the software MATLAB. The obtained results demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the designed parallel mechanism. This work offers new insights into the parallel mechanism with flexible joints in replicating the movements of the human wrist, thus promoting the development of rehabilitation robots and rope-driven technology to some extent.


2018 ◽  
Vol 207 ◽  
pp. 03012
Author(s):  
Guohua Zhao ◽  
Dan Wang ◽  
Liangbao Liu ◽  
Rui Fanand ◽  
Rukun Mi

A multidimensional loading device for the material mechanical test based on Stewart Platform was proposed and manufactured in this paper. A determination method of mechanism parameters toward specific engineering requirements was analysed via inverse kinematics and contact interference boundary condition of mechanism components. A set of optimized mechanism parameters was achieved and then the pose space was obtained. Meanwhile, five repeated quasi-static standard tensile tests were performed on the multidimensional loading device and the standard tensile testing machine, respectively. The average yield strength and ultimate strength of the specimen achieved from the different testers were both merely 1.13%. Results indicated that material mechanical multidimensional loading could be conducted by the parallel mechanism.


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