Interactive programming of a mechatronic system: A small humanoid robot example

This paper presents the method of designing a mechatronic system, as a result of an integration. As an example of the integration automation components, in one coherent measuring system, a measurement path for temperature sensors is proposed. A measuring path can be defined as a scale model, which reproduces thermal states of a temperature sensors system, used in real industrial applications. The system is extended by database application based on Access. Taking advantage of an iFIX special database block the temporary values of temperature are recorded in Access database with permanent period of time. The final analysis is performed in an Excel sheet.

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Assembly Molding of Tight Mechatronic System - A Model Approach

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering ◽

10.1115/1.4002547 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 132 (5) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Christoph Heinle ◽

Martina Vetter ◽

Gottfried W. Ehrenstein ◽

Dietmar Drummer

Keyword(s):

Manufacturing Process ◽

Complex Interaction ◽

Mechatronic System ◽

Mechatronic Systems ◽

Time System ◽

System A ◽

Material Process ◽

Technical Functions ◽

Major Target ◽

Model Approach

Offering a large variety of options, assembly injection molding represents an innovative and highly integrative technique of manufacturing mechatronic systems. This is due to the fact that it combines many technical functions such as casings and sealing of several elements made of different materials in one single manufacturing process. Particularly, the combination of various materials is a significant technological benefit and a big challenge at the same time. System tightness is a major target. This paper presents a model to improve the understanding of how leaking occurs and of the mechanisms underlying such as shrinkage and warpage behaviors related to material, process, and design. It shall also be the basis for investigations on the phenomena and development of strategies to improve the systems produced by assembly molding in terms of media tightness. Very important are the complex interaction and intereffects acting on thermal and structural shrinkages, the elements’ warpage entailed, and the adhesion between them.

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Selection of Parameters of External Electric Circuit for Control of Dynamic Flexibility of a Mechatronic System

Solid State Phenomena ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.164.323 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 164 ◽

pp. 323-326 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Andrzej Buchacz ◽

Marek Płaczek

Keyword(s):

Piezoelectric Materials ◽

Equations Of Motion ◽

Mechanical Vibration ◽

Electric Circuit ◽

Mechatronic System ◽

Mechatronic Systems ◽

System A ◽

Beam Surface ◽

Materials Used ◽

Rc Circuit

This paper deals with the analysis of mechatronic systems including piezoelectric materials used as sensors or actuators for stabilization and damping of mechanical vibration. This work presents the analysis of the flexural vibrating one-dimensional mechatronic system – a cantilever beam and the piezoelectric transducer bonded on the beam surface by means of a glue layer. The external RC circuit is connected to the transducer clamps. Dynamic equations of motion of the considered mechatronic system were written down using the discrete-continuous mathematical model, taking into consideration the influence of the connection layer and the external electric circuit. Dynamic flexibility of the mechatronic system was assigned on the basis of the approximate Galerkin method.

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Qualitative and quantitative approaches to analyse reliability of a mechatronic system: a case

Journal of Industrial Engineering International ◽

10.1007/s40092-015-0098-6 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 253-268 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Rajiv Kumar Sharma ◽

Pooja Sharma

Keyword(s):

Mechatronic System ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

System A ◽

Quantitative Approaches

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Research on Semi-Passive Shunted Piezoelectric Membrane for Sound Isolation with FEM

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.34-35.1248 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 34-35 ◽

pp. 1248-1252 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Wen Qun Zhang ◽

Xin Yue Wu ◽

Wen Cao

Keyword(s):

Transmission Loss ◽

Negative Capacitance ◽

Mechatronic System ◽

Electrical Parameters ◽

Parallel Transmission ◽

Isolation System ◽

Response Characteristics ◽

System A ◽

Proper Values ◽

Isolation Performance

When a proper shunt circuit is connected with a curved piezoelectric membrane, its bended stiffness can be intensified. The system can be used for sound isolation. This mechatronic system， a typically multi-physics problem, was analyzed with FEM in detail. Frequency response characteristics were obtained when shunted with negative-capacitance in parallel. Transmission Loss was presented from 100Hz to 1000Hz. A wonderful sound isolation performance is obtained when shunted with proper values of negative capacitance. Negative capacitance and the loss of piezoelectric material are the main factors of the system. At some frequencies, the sound isolation performance can be increased when a compensated resistance paralleled with negative capacitance. This compensation is dependent on the frequencies. Due to its ordinary electrical parameters, the sound isolation system is realizable in practice. This sound isolation technology can be used in some fields such as windows of room and car.

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Calculation of the Parameters of a Linear Electric Drive

Solid State Phenomena ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.113.34 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 113 ◽

pp. 34-38

Author(s):

Bronius Karaliunas ◽

Edvardas Matkevicius

Keyword(s):

Control Systems ◽

Modular Design ◽

Transverse Motion ◽

Mechatronic System ◽

Mechatronic Systems ◽

Linear Induction Motor ◽

Electric Drives ◽

Volumetric Density ◽

System A ◽

Longitudinal Coordinate

The paper considers some problems of calculating major parameters and characteristics of a mechatronic system with a linear induction motor (LIM). It has been shown that LIM operating in the presence of traveling magnetic fields are widely used alongside other actuators. These motors allow for modular design because inductors may be made as independent modules. Then, by choosing the required number of inductors and their arrangement in a mechatronic system, a desired trajectory of transverse motion may be obtained. A theoretical model for LIM calculation, taking into account major assumptions about onedimensional magnetic field, is offered. Complex amplitude is expressed as the exponential function of a longitudinal coordinate of current volumetric density of the inductor. The above inductances as the parameters of dynamic equations may be used in further investigation of dynamics of mechatronic systems. However, in order to create optimal control systems for mechatronic systems with linear actuators, the major parameters and characteristics of a linear motor should be known. Therefore, the present investigation is aimed at developing methods for calculating the parameters of mechatronic systems with linear electric drives.

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A Music-Driven Dance System of Humanoid Robots

International Journal of Humanoid Robotics ◽

10.1142/s0219843618500238 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (05) ◽

pp. 1850023 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ruilin Qin ◽

Changle Zhou ◽

He Zhu ◽

Minghui Shi ◽

Fei Chao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Markov Model ◽

Hidden Markov Model ◽

Humanoid Robot ◽

Hidden Markov ◽

Humanoid Robots ◽

Structural Units ◽

System A ◽

Musical Structures ◽

Merce Cunningham ◽

Conventional Systems

Robot dance is an important topic in robotics. Conventional robot dance systems mainly rely on beats or rhythms of music; however, these conventional systems suffer from limited dance styles and less action novelty. In this paper, we instead develop a humanoid robot dance system driven by musical structures and emotions. In the proposed system, a musical phrase and a dance phrase are considered as the basic structural units of music and dance, respectively. A musical phrasing algorithm based on music theories is created to divide a piece of music into a sequence of phrases. When the emotion of each phrase has been recognized, an emotion sequence can be established. Meanwhile, a hidden Markov model (HMM) matches a dance phrase sequence to the emotion sequence. In particular, several concepts of the “chance method” created by choreographer Merce Cunningham are adopted to guide our robot dance system; thus, a dance phrase is choreographed by randomly selecting and combining a number of actions from a predesigned action library. Based on the approach, one music can generate diverse robotic dance motions, showing the novelty and diversity of robot dance. The experiments on our humanoid robot “Alpha1 Pro” show that our robot can do a good job dancing to music according to musical structures and emotions and can be well accepted by various people.

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