Integrated Kinematic Calibration for All the Parameters of a Planar 2DOF Redundantly Actuated Parallel Manipulator

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunshi Feng ◽  
Shuang Cong ◽  
Weiwei Shang

In this paper, the kinematic calibration of a planar two-degree-of-freedom redundantly actuated parallel manipulator is studied without any assumption on parameters. A cost function based on closed-loop constraint equations is first formulated. Using plane geometry theory, we analyze the pose transformations that bring infinite solutions and present a kinematic calibration integrated of closed-loop and open-loop methods. In the integrated method, the closed-loop calibration solves all the solutions that fit the constraint equations, and the open-loop calibration guarantees the uniqueness of the solution. In the experiments, differential evolution is applied to compute the solution set, for its advantages in computing multi-optima. Experimental results show that all the parameters involved are calibrated with high accuracy.

Author(s):  
Latchezar L. Ganovski ◽  
Paul Fisette ◽  
Jean-Claude Samin

Abstract The modeling and control of redundantly actuated closed-loop mechanical systems is considered in the present work an illustrated with a planar four-bar mechanism and a 3-D parallel manipulator. A specific trajectory involving singular configurations is generated and then followed using the overactuation. To generate the trajectory, four-degree polynomial functions are considered. The loop constraint equations are solved by means of the Newton-Raphson numerical algorithm. In order to describe the dynamics of the systems, the Lagrange multiplier technique is used. The multipliers are eliminated via the coordinate partitioning method. To overcome the underdetermined state of the system induced by the overactuation, additional equations that represent a specific condition for smoothly passing through the singularities are applied. Further, to control the redundantly actuated mechanisms a feed-forward controller is chosen. The robustness of the controller is investigated through several cases of simulation including random noise applied to the controller input and instantaneous loading.


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.


Author(s):  
Haibo Qu ◽  
Yuefa Fang ◽  
Sheng Guo

In this paper, a new method is proposed for the structural synthesis of a class of redundantly-actuated parallel wrists (RaPWs) with three rotational degrees of freedom of the moving platform and symmetrical structures based on screw theory. First, the new procedure for structural synthesis of RaPWs with closed-loop actuated unit is proposed and the constraint system of the moving platform of RaPWs is analyzed. Then, considering the inclusion relation between the primary constraint system and the limb constraint system, the type of kinematic limb is determined. The synthesis of type-1 and type-2 kinematic limbs is dealt with based on the obtained closed-loop actuated unit and open-loop sub-limb. Next, the RaPWs are synthesized and a number of new RaPWs have been identified. Finally, the condition for proper actuator selections of RaPWs is revealed, and one example is used to perform the validation.


Author(s):  
Kwun-Lon Ting ◽  
Yi Zhang

Abstract Closed-loop manipulators, while offering some advantages over the open-loop manipulators, also introduce new topics of study such as their joint rotation space (JRS) and workspace. In the previous studies, the concept of JRS was very effective in the study of the allowable inputs of five-bar linkages[11], and the concepts of sheet and side[7] were later introduced for the purpose of clearly describing all of the joint rotation spaces associated to a parallel manipulator with two degrees of freedom. However, of the two types of singularity of parallel manipulators, only the uncertainty singularity was considered in the aforementioned studies. The stationarity singularity was not indicated in the JRS of the manipulators, which would not be sufficient in the design and trajectory planning of parallel manipulators where the one-to-one correspondence between the JRS and the wrist point workspace would be required. This paper reports an extensive study on the JRS and singularity-free workspace of the parallel five-bar manipulators. The objective of the study is to establish a one-to-one corresponding relationship between the JRS and singularity-free workspace. A concise and sufficient way is proposed to thoroughly recognize the JRS and workspace of the parallel five-bar manipulators. The result can be applied in the design and trajectory planning of parallel five-bar manipulators, and the concepts can be extended to other parallel manipulators.


2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Tianxiao Wang

This article is concerned with linear quadratic optimal control problems of mean-field stochastic differential equations (MF-SDE) with deterministic coefficients. To treat the time inconsistency of the optimal control problems, linear closed-loop equilibrium strategies are introduced and characterized by variational approach. Our developed methodology drops the delicate convergence procedures in Yong [Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 369 (2017) 5467–5523]. When the MF-SDE reduces to SDE, our Riccati system coincides with the analogue in Yong [Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 369 (2017) 5467–5523]. However, these two systems are in general different from each other due to the conditional mean-field terms in the MF-SDE. Eventually, the comparisons with pre-committed optimal strategies, open-loop equilibrium strategies are given in details.


2020 ◽  
pp. 99-107
Author(s):  
Erdal Sehirli

This paper presents the comparison of LED driver topologies that include SEPIC, CUK and FLYBACK DC-DC converters. Both topologies are designed for 8W power and operated in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) with 88 kHz switching frequency. Furthermore, inductors of SEPIC and CUK converters are wounded as coupled. Applications are realized by using SG3524 integrated circuit for open loop and PIC16F877 microcontroller for closed loop. Besides, ACS712 current sensor used to limit maximum LED current for closed loop applications. Finally, SEPIC, CUK and FLYBACK DC-DC LED drivers are compared with respect to LED current, LED voltage, input voltage and current. Also, advantages and disadvantages of all topologies are concluded.


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