Design of Reactionless Planar Parallel Manipulators with Inertia Flywheel or with Base-Mounted Counter-rotations

2016 ◽  
pp. 69-82
Author(s):  
Vigen Arakelian
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Manipulators ◽  
Planar Parallel Manipulators

Wrench Capability of Hyper-redundant Planar Parallel Manipulators

2020 ◽  
pp. 131-139
Author(s):  
Leonardo Mejia ◽  
Daniel Ponce ◽  
Henrique Simas ◽  
Daniel Martins
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Manipulators ◽  
Planar Parallel Manipulators

scholarly journals Sensitivity Analysis of 3-RPR Planar Parallel Manipulators

2009 ◽  
Vol 131 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Caro ◽  
Nicolas Binaud ◽  
Philippe Wenger
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Parallel Manipulators ◽  
Geometric Parameters ◽  
Sensitivity Coefficients ◽  
Sensitivity Indices ◽  
Moving Platform ◽  
Planar Parallel Manipulators

This paper deals with the sensitivity analysis of 3-RPR planar parallel manipulators (PPMs). First, the sensitivity coefficients of the pose of the manipulator moving platform to variations in the geometric parameters and in the actuated variables are expressed algebraically. Moreover, two aggregate sensitivity indices are determined, one related to the orientation of the manipulator moving platform and another one related to its position. Then, a methodology is proposed to compare 3-RPR PPMs with regard to their dexterity, workspace size and sensitivity. Finally, the sensitivity of a 3-RPR PPM is analyzed in detail and four 3-RPR PPMs are compared as illustrative examples.

Wrench capabilities of planar parallel manipulators. Part I: Wrench polytopes and performance indices

Robotica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 791-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio Firmani ◽  
Alp Zibil ◽  
Scott B. Nokleby ◽  
Ron P. Podhorodeski
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Manipulators ◽  
Joint Space ◽  
Linear Mapping ◽  
Redundant Manipulators ◽  
Task Space ◽  
Performance Indices ◽  
Study Case ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Planar Parallel Manipulators

SUMMARYThis paper is organized in two parts. In Part I, the wrench polytope concept is presented and wrench performance indices are introduced for planar parallel manipulators (PPMs). In Part II, the concept of wrench capabilities is extended to redundant manipulators and the wrench workspace of different PPMs is analyzed. The end-effector of a PPM is subject to the interaction of forces and moments. Wrench capabilities represent the maximum forces and moments that can be applied or sustained by the manipulator. The wrench capabilities of PPMs are determined by a linear mapping of the actuator output capabilities from the joint space to the task space. The analysis is based upon properly adjusting the actuator outputs to their extreme capabilities. The linear mapping results in a wrench polytope. It is shown that for non-redundant PPMs, one actuator output capability constrains the maximum wrench that can be applied (or sustained) with a plane in the wrench space yielding a facet of the polytope. Herein, the determination of wrench performance indices is presented without the expensive task of generating polytopes. Six study cases are presented and performance indices are derived for each study case.

Structure synthesis of fully-isotropic 3- DoF planar parallel manipulators

2012 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 579-586
Author(s):  
张彦斌 ZHANG Yan-bin ◽  
王慧萍 WANG Hui-ping ◽  
吴 鑫 WU Xin
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Manipulators ◽  
Structure Synthesis ◽  
Planar Parallel Manipulators

FORCE-UNCONSTRAINED POSES FOR PARALLEL MANIPULATORS WITH REDUNDANT ACTUATED BRANCHES

2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio Firmani ◽  
Ron P. Podhorodeski
Keyword(s):  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Parallel Manipulators ◽  
End Effector ◽  
Input And Output ◽  
Planar Manipulators ◽  
Order Polynomial ◽  
Prismatic Joints ◽  
Redundantly Actuated ◽  
Actuated Joints ◽  
Planar Parallel Manipulators

A study of the effect of including a redundant actuated branch on the existence of force-unconstrained configurations for a planar parallel layout of joints is presented1. Two methodologies for finding the force-unconstrained poses are described and discussed. The first method involves the differentiation of the nonlinear kinematic constraints of the input and output variables with respect to time. The second method makes use of the reciprocal screws associated with the actuated joints. The force-unconstrained poses of non-redundantly actuated planar parallel manipulators can be mathematically expressed by means of a polynomial in terms of the three variables that define the dimensional space of the planar manipulator, i.e., the location and orientation of the end-effector. The inclusion of redundant actuated branches leads to a system of polynomials, i.e., one additional polynomial for each redundant branch added. Elimination methods are employed to reduce the number of variables by one for every additional polynomial. This leads to a higher order polynomial with fewer variables. The roots of the resulting polynomial describe the force-unconstrained poses of the manipulator. For planar manipulators it is shown that one order of infinity of force-unconstrained configurations is eliminated for every actuated branch, beyond three, added. As an example, the four-branch revolute-prismatic-revolute mechanism (4-RPR), where the prismatic joints are actuated, is presented.

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