Unified Solving Jacobian∕Hessian Matrices of Some Parallel Manipulators With n SPS Active Legs and a Passive Constrained Leg

2006 ◽  
Vol 129 (11) ◽  
pp. 1161-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Lu ◽  
Bo Hu

Some parallel manipulators with n spherical joint-prismatic joint-spherical joint (SPS)-type active legs and a passive constrained leg possess a larger capability of load bearing and are simple in structure of the active leg. In this paper, a unified and simple approach is proposed for solving Jacobian∕Hessian matrices and inverse∕forward velocity and acceleration of this type of parallel manipulators. First, a general parallel manipulator with n SPS-type active legs and one passive constrained leg in various possible serial structure is synthesized, and some formulae for solving the poses of constrained force∕torque and active∕constrained force matrix are derived. Second, the formulae for solving extension of active legs, the auxiliary velocity∕acceleration equation are derived. Third, the formulae for solving inverse∕forward velocity and acceleration and a Jacobian matrix without the first-order partial differentiation and a Hessian matrix without the second-order partial differentiation are derived. Finally, the procedure is applied to three parallel manipulators with four and five SPS-type active legs and one passive constrained leg in different serial structures and to illustrate.

Author(s):  
Richard Stamper ◽  
Lung-Wen Tsai

Abstract The dynamics of a parallel manipulator with three translational degrees of freedom are considered. Two models are developed to characterize the dynamics of the manipulator. The first is a traditional Lagrangian based model, and is presented to provide a basis of comparison for the second approach. The second model is based on a simplified Newton-Euler formulation. This method takes advantage of the kinematic structure of this type of parallel manipulator that allows the actuators to be mounted directly on the base. Accordingly, the dynamics of the manipulator is dominated by the mass of the moving platform, end-effector, and payload rather than the mass of the actuators. This paper suggests a new method to approach the dynamics of parallel manipulators that takes advantage of this characteristic. Using this method the forces that define the motion of moving platform are mapped to the actuators using the Jacobian matrix, allowing a simplified Newton-Euler approach to be applied. This second method offers the advantage of characterizing the dynamics of the manipulator nearly as well as the Lagrangian approach while being less computationally intensive. A numerical example is presented to illustrate the close agreement between the two models.


Robotica ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin-Jun Liu ◽  
Jinsong Wang ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Li-Ping Wang

This paper concerns the issue of mechanism design of a simplified 6-DOF 6-RUS parallel manipulator. The design of robotic mechanisms, especially for 6-DOF parallel manipulators, is an important and challenging problem in the field of robotics. This paper presents a design method for robotic mechanisms, which is based on the physical model of the solution space. The physical model of the solution space, which can transfer a multi-dimensional problem to a two or three-dimensional one, is a useful tool to obtain all kinds of performance atlases. In this paper, the physical model of the solution space for spatial 6-RUS (R stands for revolute joint, U universal joint and S spherical joint) parallel manipulators is established. The atlases of performances, such as workspace and global conditioning index, are plotted in the physical model of the solution space. The atlases are useful for the mechanism design of the 6-RUS parallel manipulators. The technique used in this paper can be applied to the design of other robots.


2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Semaan Amine ◽  
Mehdi Tale Masouleh ◽  
Stéphane Caro ◽  
Philippe Wenger ◽  
Clément Gosselin

This paper deals with the singularity analysis of parallel manipulators with identical limb structures performing Schönflies motions, namely, three independent translations and one rotation about an axis of fixed direction (3T1R). Eleven architectures obtained from a recent type synthesis of such manipulators are analyzed. The constraint analysis shows that these architectures are all overconstrained and share some common properties between the actuation and the constraint wrenches. The singularities of such manipulators are examined through the singularity analysis of the 4-RUU parallel manipulator. A wrench graph representing the constraint wrenches and the actuation forces of the manipulator is introduced to formulate its superbracket. Grassmann–Cayley Algebra is used to obtain geometric singularity conditions. Based on the concept of wrench graph, Grassmann geometry is used to show the rank deficiency of the Jacobian matrix for the singularity conditions. Finally, this paper shows the general aspect of the obtained singularity conditions and their validity for 3T1R parallel manipulators with identical limb structures.


2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Jesús Cervantes-Sánchez ◽  
J. M. Rico-Martínez ◽  
V. H. Pérez-Muñoz

This paper introduces two novel dexterity indices, namely, angularity and axiality, which are used to estimate the motion sensitivity of the mobile platform of a parallel manipulator undergoing a general motion involving translation and rotation. On the one hand, the angularity index can be used to measure the sensitivity of the mobile platform to change in rotation. On the other hand, the axiality index can be used to measure the sensitivity of the operation point (OP) of the mobile platform to change in translation. Since both indices were inspired by very fundamental concepts of classical kinematics (angular velocity vector and helicoidal velocity field), they offer a clear and simple physical insight, which is expected to be meaningful to the designer of parallel manipulators. Moreover, the proposed indices do not require obtaining a dimensionally homogeneous Jacobian matrix, nor do they depend on having similar types of actuators in each manipulator's leg. The details of the methodology are illustrated by considering a classical parallel manipulator.


Author(s):  
Yi Lu ◽  
Zefeng Chang ◽  
Nijia Ye

When a heavy object is cooperatively grasped to move by several fingers of the robot hybrid hand, the inertial properties and the mass distribution of the object must influence largely on the operation precision, grasping stability, and the safety of both the hybrid hand and the object. Hence, it is an important and significant issue to establish and analyze the dynamics model of the moving-object cooperatively grasped by the hybrid hand in order to ensure the safety and grasping stability of the hybrid hand and the object. However, this research has not been conducted. In this paper, a dynamics model of the moving-object grasped by the hybrid hand is established, and its dynamics is studied and analyzed. First, a three-dimensional model of a hybrid hand formed by a novel parallel manipulator and three fingers is designed for cooperatively grasping object. Second, the kinematic formulas for solving the Jacobian matrices, the Hessian matrices, the general velocity/acceleration of the moving platform, and four active limbs of the parallel manipulator are derived. Third, the composite Jacobian matrix and the composite Hessian matrix of the hybrid hand are derived, and the general velocity/acceleration of the moving-object grasped by the hybrid hand is derived. Fourth, dynamics model of the hybrid hand is established, the formulas for solving the dynamic actuation forces of the three fingers and the dynamic actuation forces/torque and constrained forces of the parallel manipulator are derived. Finally, the theoretical solutions of the dynamics model of the moving-object grasped by the hybrid hand are verified by its simulation mechanism.


Author(s):  
Mansour Abtahi ◽  
Hodjat Pendar ◽  
Aria Alasty ◽  
Gholamreza Vossoughi

In the past few years, parallel manipulators have become increasingly popular in industry, especially, in the field of machine tools. Hexaglide is a 6 DOF parallel manipulator that can be used as a high speed milling machine. In this paper, the kinematics and singularity of Hexaglide parallel manipulator are studied systematically. At first, this robot has been modeled and its inverse and forward kinematic problems have been solved. Then, formulas for solving inverse velocity are derived and Jacobian matrix is obtained. After that, three different types of singularity for this type of robot have been investigated. Finally a numerical example is presented.


Author(s):  
Ste´phane Caro ◽  
Nicolas Binaud ◽  
Philippe Wenger

This paper deals with the sensitivity analysis of planar parallel manipulators. A methodology is introduced to derive the sensitivity coefficients by means of the study of 3-RPR manipulators. As a matter of fact, the sensitivity coefficients of the pose of its moving platform to variations in the geometric parameters are expressed algebraically, the variations being defined both in Polar and Cartesian coordinates. The dexterity of the manipulator is also studied by means of the conditioning number of its normalized kinematic Jacobian matrix. As an illustrative example, the sensitivity of a symmetrical planar parallel manipulator is analyzed in detail. Finally, the accuracy of the manipulator is compared with its dexterity.


Author(s):  
Semaan Amine ◽  
Mehdi Tale Masouleh ◽  
Ste´phane Caro ◽  
Philippe Wenger ◽  
Cle´ment Gosselin

This paper deals with the singularity analysis of parallel manipulators with identical limb structures performing Scho¨nflies motions, namely, three independent translations and one rotation about an axis of fixed direction. The study is developed through the singularity analysis of the 4-RUU parallel manipulator. The 6 × 6 Jacobian matrix of such manipulators contains two lines at infinity, namely, two constraint moments, among its six Plu¨cker lines. The Grassmann-Cayley Algebra is used to obtain geometric singularity conditions. However, due to the presence of lines at infinity, the rank deficiency of the Jacobian matrix for the singularity conditions is not easy to grasp. Therefore, a wrench graph representation for some singularity conditions emphasizes the linear dependence of the Plu¨cker lines of the Jacobian matrix and highlights the correspondence between Grassmann-Cayley algebra and Grassmann geometry.


Author(s):  
Sandipan Bandyopadhyay ◽  
Ashitava Ghosal

Abstract In this paper, we present the necessary and sufficient criteria for finite self motion and finite dwell of the passive links of a parallel manipulator or a closed-loop mechanism. We study the first order properties of the constraint equations associated with the kinematic constraints inherent in a closed-loop mechanism or a parallel manipulator, and arrive at the criteria for the mechanism to gain a degree-of-freedom at a singular point of its workspace. By analyzing the second order properties of the constraint equations, we show that the gain of degree-of-freedom may lead to finite self motion of the passive links if certain configurational and architectural criteria are met. Special configurations and architecture may also lead to finite dwell of the passive links, and the criteria for the same has been derived. The results are illustrated with the help of several closed-loop mechanisms.


2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (6) ◽  
pp. 1006-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Liu ◽  
Shengchia Cheng

In this study a procedure to obtain direct singular positions of a 3RPS parallel manipulator is presented. If the heights of three spherical joints, denoted by d1n,d2n, and d3n respectively, are used as coordinate axes, then the workspace of the moving platform may be represented as an inclined solid cylinder in this coordinate system. The location of a point on the solid circular cylinder determines a configuration of the manipulator’s moving platform. The procedure to locate direct singular positions consists of two steps, the orientation of the moving platform is assumed first, from which the horizontal position of the moving platform may be obtained. Then in the second step the heights that make determinant of the Jacobian matrix vanish may always be determined. Results show that unless the moving platform is normal to the base, in which case there exist only one or two singular configurations, otherwise there are always three singular configurations corresponding to a moving platform’s orientation.


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