Novel 4-DOF SCARA Parallel Robot With Cylindrical Workspace

Author(s):  
Oleksandr Stepanenko ◽  
Ilian A. Bonev

In this paper, we present a novel 4-DOF SCARA parallel robot. The 2-DOF portion of the novel robot has been proposed before and consists of an end-effector connected to the base through two legs of type RRR and one passive constraining leg of type RP, where all the base-mounted revolute joints are coaxial. Contrary to SCARA robots based on the four-bar mechanism (RRRRR), the novel robot has a fully cylindrical workspace with no voids or parallel singularities in it. The novel robot has essentially the same workspace as that of a similarly sized ceiling-mounted SCARA serial robot (RR) with links of equal length. However, the proposed robot has the advantage of having all motors mounted on the base. We present the 2-DOF portion of the robot, its kinematic analysis, and its optimal design, and finally propose a mechanism design for the 4-DOF SCARA parallel robot.

Author(s):  
DU Hui ◽  
GAO Feng ◽  
PAN Yang

A novel 3-UP3R parallel mechanism with six degree of freedoms is proposed in this paper. One most important advantage of this mechanism is that the three translational and three rotational motions are partially decoupled: the end-effector position is only determined by three inputs, while the rotational angles are relative to all six inputs. The design methodology via GF set theory is brought out, using which the limb type can be determined. The mobility of the end-effector is analyzed. After that, the kinematic and velocity models are formulated. Then, workspace is studied, and since the robot is partially decoupled, the reachable workspace is also the dexterous workspace. In the end, both local and global performances are discussed using conditioning indexes. The experiment of real prototype shows that this mechanism works well and may be applied in many fields.


2014 ◽  
Vol 607 ◽  
pp. 759-763
Author(s):  
Xiao Bo Liu ◽  
Xiao Dong Yuan ◽  
Xiao Feng Wei ◽  
Wei Ni

This paper deals with the design and analysis of a novel and simple two-translation and one-rotation (3 degrees of freedom, 3-dof) mechanism for alignment. Firstly, degree of freedom of the parallel robot is solved based on the theory of screw. Secondly considering the demand of motion control, we have conducted the analysis on the 3-dof parallel robot, which includes inverse displacement, forward displacement, and simulation based on SolidWorks Motion. The simulation results indicate that the novel 3-dof robot is suitable for performing the required operations.


2011 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Tao Xu ◽  
Zhi Li Sun ◽  
Jia Lian Shi

This paper presents a novel, precision, maneuverable, 3-DOF translational parallel mechanism. The mechanism’s important feature is that all of the kinematic joints are the revolute joints. The paper derives the mechanism’s kinematic forward solution and inverse solution by using of coordinate transformation elimination method and vector method, and establishes proper kinematic modeling. Kinematic simulation is carried out by ADAMS virtual prototyping software. The operating data is obtained, it verifies the correctness of solving the forward and inverse solution, and solve the question of choices for many results during the theoretical solution. This technique can provide a useful tool in the design of kinematic trajectory of the parallel mechanism’s end-effector and the kinematic analysis of other parallel mechanism.


2013 ◽  
Vol 823 ◽  
pp. 218-221
Author(s):  
Xi Yang Sun ◽  
Shuan Hu Wang

The objective of this paper is to implement the optimal design of a high-speed press with a new transmission mechanism for punching. Firstly, the novel mechanism is shown and its merits are discussed. Then kinematic analysis is carried out by using the vector loop method. Additionally, the kinematic dimensions of the mechanism are derived by using a GA-DE algorithm. Finally, a comparative study for kinematics is made between original and optimized dimensions. The results indicate that proposed novel mechanism with optimized kinematic dimensions is of better output motion for high-speed punching.


Author(s):  
Salua Hamaza ◽  
Patrice Lambert ◽  
Marco Carricato ◽  
Just Herder

This paper explores the fundamentals of parallel robots with configurable platforms (PRCP), as well as the design and the kinematic analysis of those. The concept behind PRCP is that the rigid (non-configurable) end-effector is replaced by a closed-loop chain, the configurable platform. The use of a closed-loop chain allows the robot to interact with the environment from multiple contact points on the platform, which reflects the presence of multiple end-effectors. This results in a robot that successfully combines motion and grasping capabilities into a structure that provides an inherent high stiffness. This paper aims to introduce the QuadroG robot, a 4 degrees of freedom PRCP which finely merges planar motion together with grasping capabilities.


Author(s):  
Martín Eduardo Rodríguez-Franco ◽  
Ricardo Jara-Ruiz ◽  
Yadira Fabiola López-Álvarez ◽  
Juan Carlos García-Rodríguez

The development and implementation process of a computer interface for the kinematic analysis of a parallel robot, in delta configuration, and its application to a previously formed prototype are exposed. Being identified the associated equations, and deduced the respective geometric parameters. On the other hand, the synthesis of the direct and inverse kinematic models, with the Matlab software, guarantees the calculation of a specific Cartesian position, in the end effector of the robot used, once certain joint values have been assigned to it, or vice versa. Finally, a user-friendly graphical interface is created, whose functions are: data entry, resolution of the models described, issuance of the corresponding results, representation of the robot used and its physical manipulation. The results obtained in the real location of the end effector with respect to the values deduced by the interface, are competitive for both models analyzed, even though the prototype used operates by means of servomotors. An average position error of 0.083 cm per axis and overall of 0.006 cm is observed during the tests developed.


Author(s):  
Shengqi Jian ◽  
Cheng Yin ◽  
Luc Rolland ◽  
Lesley James

This work focuses on the bond graph modelling method and its application on multi-body system, especially on the five-bar parallel robot. Five-bar parallel robot is comprised of four arms, two revolute actuators and five revolute joints. This paper adopts five-bar parallel robot in symmetric configuration as simulation object. As it will be used as a pickup and placing machine, its workspace is fixed on Cartesian coordinate. The relationship between the two rotating angles and end effector’s desire position is built by inverse kinematics. Bond graph is used to describe moment, torque, velocity, angle relationships. In this project, the dynamic performances between arms, motors at robot basement and end effector will be researched. In this paper, an investigation about how to use bond graph to model DC (direct current) servo motor and an integrated motion control system is carried out. During a typical end effector point-point displacement, the torque change between arms is plotted. Finally, 3-D animation experiment is conducted. Experiment results show that bond graph can simulate robot dynamics performance without having to make a large number of equations. It is able to simulate and solve five-bar kinematics problem in the process.


2014 ◽  
Vol 658 ◽  
pp. 626-631
Author(s):  
Monica Enescu ◽  
Cătălin Alexandru

This paper approaches the optimization of the control system for an industrial robot with 6 axes (degrees of freedom), using design of experiments (DOE) and multiple linear regression models. The design objective refers to the desired trajectory of the end-effector, the aim being to minimize the difference between the desired (imposed) and current (measured) angles in the revolute joints of the robot. The correlation between the imposed trajectory of the end-effector and the corresponding angular motions in the six revolute joints is obtained through the inverse kinematic analysis. The characteristic parameters of the controllers are used as design variables in the optimization. The optimal design is based on the DOE Screening investigation strategy with the Full Factorial design type. This design was chosen in order to evaluate the effect of the factors and of their interaction on trajectory, and the levels of these factors needed to produce an optimal trajectory. By comparing actual data with data after optimization, it shows that the regression function is correct (in terms of goodness of fit). The dynamic model of the robotic system was developed in mechatronic concept, by integrating the mechanical device (designed in ADAMS/View) and the control system (MATLAB/Simulink) at the virtual prototype level. The optimization study is performed by using ADAMS/Insight.


Author(s):  
Damien Chablat ◽  
Luc Baron ◽  
Ranjan Jha

This paper presents the kinematic analysis of the 3-PPPS parallel robot with an equilateral mobile platform and a U-shape base. The proposed design and appropriate selection of parameters allow to formulate simpler direct and inverse kinematics for the manipulator under study. The parallel singularities associated with the manipulator depend only on the orientation of the end-effector, and thus depend only on the orientation of the end effector. The quaternion parameters are used to represent the aspects, i.e. the singularity free regions of the workspace. A cylindrical algebraic decomposition is used to characterize the workspace and joint space with a low number of cells. The discriminant variety is obtained to describe the boundaries of each cell. With these simplifications, the 3-PPPS parallel robot with proposed design can be claimed as the simplest 6 DOF robot, which further makes it useful for the industrial applications.


Author(s):  
Ferdaws Ennaiem ◽  
Abdelbadiâ Chaker ◽  
Juan Sebastián Sandoval Arévalo ◽  
Med Amine Laribi ◽  
Sami Bennour ◽  
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