scholarly journals Polynomial Solution to the Position Analysis of Two Assur Kinematic Chains With Four Loops and the Same Topology

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Júlia Borràs ◽  
Raffaele Di Gregorio

The direct position analysis (DPA) of a manipulator is the computation of the end-effector poses (positions and orientations) compatible with assigned values of the actuated-joint variables. Assigning the actuated-joint variables corresponds to considering the actuated joints locked, which makes the manipulator a structure. The solutions of the DPA of a manipulator one to one correspond to the assembly modes of the structure that is generated by locking the actuated-joint variables of that manipulator. Determining the assembly modes of a structure means solving the DPA of a large family of manipulators since the same structure can be generated from different manipulators. This paper provides an algorithm that determines all the assembly modes of two structures with the same topology that are generated from two families of mechanisms: one planar and the other spherical. The topology of these structures is constituted of nine links (one quaternary link, four ternary links, and four binary links) connected through 12 revolute pairs to form four closed loops.

1999 ◽  
Vol 123 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Di Gregorio ◽  
Vincenzo Parenti-Castelli

In this paper the direct and the inverse position analysis of a 3-dof fully-parallel mechanism, known as 3-PSP mechanism, is addressed and solved in analytical form. The 3-PSP mechanism consists of two rigid bodies, one movable (platform) and the other fixed (base), connected to each other by means of three equal serial kinematic chains (legs) of type PSP, P and S standing for prismatic and spherical pair respectively. Both the direct and the inverse position analysis of this mechanism lead to nonlinear equations that are difficult to solve. In particular, the inverse position analysis comprises different subproblems which need specific solution techniques. Finally a numerical example is reported.


Author(s):  
R. Vertechy ◽  
V. Parenti-Castelli

The paper presents an algorithm for the real-time evaluation of the actual end-effector orientation (pose) of general parallel spherical wrists. Conceptually, the method relies on the evidence that the pose of a rigid body is defined once the location of at least two linearly independent vectors attached to the body is known. The location of these vectors of the wrist end-effector is determined by the solution of the direct position analysis of some properly chosen kinematic chains (legs) of the manipulator. In order to accomplish this analysis, extra-sensors, which measure suitable non-actuated variables of the chosen legs, need to be placed in addition to the ones normally embedded in the servo motors, i.e. the sensors which measure the actuated variables. From a mathematical point of view, the algorithm is built on the Polar Decomposition of a matrix and has inherent least square features. Thus, together with measurement redundancy, i.e. more sensors (extra-sensors) than the mechanism degrees of freedom, the method also allows minimizing the influence of both round-off and measurement errors on the estimation of the location of the wrist end-effector. The method is general but, in order to prove its effectiveness, without loss of generality it has been customized to the solution of the (3-UPS)S fully parallel wrist architecture. Comparison of the proposed method, in both its general and specialized form, with others from the literature is provided.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050078
Author(s):  
A. Mozaffarikhah ◽  
E. Momtahan ◽  
A. R. Olfati ◽  
S. Safaeeyan

In this paper, we introduce the concept of [Formula: see text]-semisimple modules. We prove that a multiplication reduced module is [Formula: see text]-semisimple if and only if it is a Baer module. We show that a large family of abelian groups are [Formula: see text]-semisimple. Furthermore, we give a topological characterizations of type submodules (ideals) of multiplication reduced modules ([Formula: see text]-semisimple rings). Moreover, we observe that there is a one-to-one correspondence between type ideals of some algebraic structures on one hand and regular closed subsets of some related topological spaces on the other hand. This also characterizes the form of closed ideals in [Formula: see text].


2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 288-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Vertechy ◽  
V. Parenti-Castelli

The paper presents an algorithm for the real-time evaluation of the actual end-effector orientation of general parallel spherical wrists. Conceptually, the method relies on evidence that the pose of a rigid body is defined once the location of at least two linearly independent vectors attached to the body is known. The location of these vectors of the wrist end-effector is determined by the solution of the direct position analysis of some properly chosen kinematic chains (legs) of the manipulator. In order to accomplish this analysis, extra sensors, which measure suitable non-actuated variables of the chosen legs, need to be placed in addition to the ones normally embedded in the servomotors, i.e., the sensors which measure the actuated variables. From a mathematical point of view, the algorithm is built on the polar decomposition of a matrix and has inherent least square features. Thus, together with measurement redundancy, i.e., more sensors (extra sensors) than the mechanism degrees of freedom, the method also makes it possible to minimize the influence of both round-off and measurement errors on the estimation of the location of the wrist end-effector. The method is general but, in order to prove its effectiveness, without loss of generality it has been customized to the solution of the 3(UPS)-S fully parallel wrist architecture (where U, P and S are for universal, prismatic and spherical joint, respectively). Comparison of the proposed method, in both its general and specialized form, with others from the literature is provided.


2000 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tricia S. Clement ◽  
Thomas R. Zentall

We tested the hypothesis that pigeons could use a cognitively efficient coding strategy by training them on a conditional discrimination (delayed symbolic matching) in which one alternative was correct following the presentation of one sample (one-to-one), whereas the other alternative was correct following the presentation of any one of four other samples (many-to-one). When retention intervals of different durations were inserted between the offset of the sample and the onset of the choice stimuli, divergent retention functions were found. With increasing retention interval, matching accuracy on trials involving any of the many-to-one samples was increasingly better than matching accuracy on trials involving the one-to-one sample. Furthermore, following this test, pigeons treated a novel sample as if it had been one of the many-to-one samples. The data suggest that rather than learning each of the five sample-comparison associations independently, the pigeons developed a cognitively efficient single-code/default coding strategy.


1974 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Virkkunen

The purpose of this study was to clarify whether alcoholic incest offenders differ from other criminals who commit these offences. The series consisted of 45 cases of incest, of which 22 cases (48.9 per cent) gave an indication of alcoholism in the offender. The alcoholics showed more evidence of previous criminal offences, and this was especially true when considering acts of violence only. The alcoholics had also exhibited more often than the others aggressive features at home before the detection of incest. Statistically, significant differences were not arrived at as to depression, psychotic disturbances, intellectual defects, problems of jealousy, psychiatric hospitalization, and earlier sexual behaviour. The spouse had a rejective sexual attitude towards the offender in alcoholic cases more frequently than in other cases. The cause of this appeared to be mainly disgust at the abuse of alcoholic drinks and its consequences, as well as the result of a large family and/or poor living conditions. In more than half of the cases of incest in both groups actual intercourse had taken place. Generally, the relationship had, however, started by only touching sexual organs and so forth. According to the offender the victim had shown activity in one-third of the cases of alcoholics. The alcoholic offender tended to be under the influence of alcohol at least at the beginning of the relationship more often than the non-alcoholic person. Offences or an offence were reported by the victim or the offender's spouse in the cases of alcoholics more often than in the other cases; then the informer was usually an outsider. However, the victim's and the spouse's fear of the offender was one reason for concealment when the alcoholics were involved.


Author(s):  
Antonio Ruiz ◽  
Francisco Campa Gomez ◽  
Constantino Roldan-Paraponiaris ◽  
Oscar Altuzarra

The present work deals with the development of a hybrid manipulator of 5 degrees of freedom for milling moulds for microlenses. The manipulator is based on a XY stage under a 3PRS compliant parallel mechanism. The mechanism takes advantage of the compliant joints to achieve higher repetitiveness, smoother motion and a higher bandwidth, due to the high precision demanded from the process, under 0.1 micrometers. This work is focused on the kinematics of the compliant stage of the hybrid manipulator. First, an analysis of the workspace required for the milling of a single mould has been performed, calculating the displacements required in X, Y, Z axis as well as two relative rotations between the tool and the workpiece from a programmed toolpath. Then, the 3PRS compliant parallel mechanism has been designed using FEM with the objective of being stiff enough to support the cutting forces from the micromilling, but flexible enough in the revolution and spherical compliant joints to provide the displacements needed. Finally, a prototype of the 3PRS compliant mechanism has been built, implementing a motion controller to perform translations in Z direction and two rotations. The resulting displacements in the end effector and the actuated joints have been measured and compared with the FEM calculations and with the rigid body kinematics of the 3PRS.


2005 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 264-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raffaele Di Gregorio

A wide family of parallel manipulators (PMs) is the one that groups all PMs with three legs where the legs become kinematic chains constituted of a passive spherical pair (S) in series with either a passive prismatic pair (P) or a passive revolute pair (R) when the actuators are locked. The topologies of the structures generated by these manipulators, when the actuators are locked, are ten. Two out of these topologies are the SR-2PS topology (one SR leg and two PS legs) and the SP-2RS topology (one SP leg and two RS legs). This paper presents two algorithms. The first one determines all the assembly modes of the SR-2PS structures. The second one determines all the assembly modes of the SP-2RS structures. The presented algorithms can be applied without changes to solve, in analytical form, the direct position analysis (DPA) of all the parallel manipulators that generate a SR-2PS structure or a SP-2RS structure when the actuators are locked. In particular, the closure equations of two generic structures, one of type SR-2PS and the other of type SP-2RS, are written. The eliminants of the two systems of equations are determined and the solution procedures are presented. Finally, the proposed procedures are applied to real cases. This work demonstrates that (i) the DPA solutions of any PM that becomes a SR-2PS structure are at most eight, and (ii) the DPA solutions of any PM that becomes a SP-2RS structure are at most sixteen.


Robotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Paolo Righettini ◽  
Roberto Strada ◽  
Filippo Cortinovis

Several industrial robotic applications that require high speed or high stiffness-to-inertia ratios use parallel kinematic robots. In the cases where the critical point of the application is the speed, the compliance of the main mechanical transmissions placed between the actuators and the parallel kinematic structure can be significantly higher than that of the parallel kinematic structure itself. This paper deals with this kind of system, where the overall performance depends on the maximum speed and on the dynamic behavior. Our research proposes a new approach for the investigation of the modes of vibration of the end-effector placed on the robot structure for a system where the transmission’s compliance is not negligible in relation to the flexibility of the parallel kinematic structure. The approach considers the kinematic and dynamic coupling due to the parallel kinematic structure, the system’s mass distribution and the transmission’s stiffness. In the literature, several papers deal with the dynamic vibration analysis of parallel robots. Some of these also consider the transmissions between the motors and the actuated joints. However, these works mainly deal with the modal analysis of the robot’s mechanical structure or the displacement analysis of the transmission’s effects on the positioning error of the end-effector. The discussion of the proposed approach takes into consideration a linear delta robot. The results show that the system’s natural frequencies and the directions of the end-effector’s modal displacements strongly depend on its position in the working space.


Quantum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 475
Author(s):  
Myrto Arapinis ◽  
Mahshid Delavar ◽  
Mina Doosti ◽  
Elham Kashefi

A Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) is a device with unique behaviour that is hard to clone hence providing a secure fingerprint. A variety of PUF structures and PUF-based applications have been explored theoretically as well as being implemented in practical settings. Recently, the inherent unclonability of quantum states has been exploited to derive the quantum analogue of PUF as well as new proposals for the implementation of PUF. We present the first comprehensive study of quantum Physical Unclonable Functions (qPUFs) with quantum cryptographic tools. We formally define qPUFs, encapsulating all requirements of classical PUFs as well as introducing a new testability feature inherent to the quantum setting only. We use a quantum game-based framework to define different levels of security for qPUFs: quantum exponential unforgeability, quantum existential unforgeability and quantum selective unforgeability. We introduce a new quantum attack technique based on the universal quantum emulator algorithm of Marvin and Lloyd to prove no qPUF can provide quantum existential unforgeability. On the other hand, we prove that a large family of qPUFs (called unitary PUFs) can provide quantum selective unforgeability which is the desired level of security for most PUF-based applications.


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