Trifocal Tensors with Grassmann-Cayley Algebra

Author(s):  
Hongbo Li
Robotica ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 511-520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kefei Wen ◽  
TaeWon Seo ◽  
Jeh Won Lee

SUMMARYSingular configurations of parallel manipulators (PMs) are special poses in which the manipulators cannot maintain their inherent infinite rigidity. These configurations are very important because they prevent the manipulator from being controlled properly, or the manipulator could be damaged. A geometric approach is introduced to identify singular conditions of planar parallel manipulators (PPMs) in this paper. The approach is based on screw theory, Grassmann–Cayley Algebra (GCA), and the static Jacobian matrix. The static Jacobian can be obtained more easily than the kinematic ones in PPMs. The Jacobian is expressed and analyzed by the join and meet operations of GCA. The singular configurations can be divided into three classes. This approach is applied to ten types of common PPMs consisting of three identical legs with one actuated joint and two passive joints.


2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Semaan Amine ◽  
Ossama Mokhiamar ◽  
Stéphane Caro

This paper presents a classification of 3T1R parallel manipulators (PMs) based on the wrench graph. By using the theory of reciprocal screws, the properties of the three-dimensional projective space, the wrench graph, and the superbracket decomposition of Grassmann–Cayley algebra, six typical wrench graphs for 3T1R parallel manipulators are obtained along with their singularity conditions. Furthermore, this paper shows a way in which each of the obtained typical wrench graphs can be used in order to synthesize new 3T1R parallel manipulator architectures with known singularity conditions and with an understanding of their geometrical properties and assembly conditions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 532 ◽  
pp. 378-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ke Fei Wen ◽  
Jeh Won Lee

The wrench Jacobian matrix plays an important role in statics and singularity analysis of planar parallel manipulators (PPMs). It is easy to obtain this matrix based on plücker coordinate method. In this paper, a new approach is proposed to the analysis of the forward and inverse wrench Jacobian matrix used by Grassmann-Cayley algebra (GCA). A symbolic formula for the inverse statics and a coordinate free formula for the singularity analysis are obtained based on this Jacobian. As an example, this approach is implemented for the 3-RPR PPMs.


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