Precision Evaluation of NeXus, a Custom Multi-Robot System for Microsystem Integration

Author(s):  
Danming Wei ◽  
Alireza Tofangchi ◽  
Andriy Sherehiy ◽  
Mohammad Hossein Saadatzi ◽  
Moath Alqatamin ◽  
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Abstract Industrial robots, as mature and high-efficient equipment, have been applied to various fields, such as vehicle manufacturing, product packaging, painting, welding, and medical surgery. Most industrial robots are only operating in their own workspace, in other words, they are floor-mounted at the fixed locations. Just some industrial robots are wall-mounted on one linear rail based on the applications. Sometimes, industrial robots are ceiling-mounted on an X-Y gantry to perform upside-down manipulation tasks. The main objective of this paper is to describe the NeXus, a custom robotic system that has been designed for precision microsystem integration tasks with such a gantry. The system tasks include assembly, bonding, and 3D printing of sensor arrays, solar cells, and microrobotic prototypes. The NeXus consists of a custom designed frame, providing structural rigidity, a large overhead X-Y gantry carrying a 6 degrees of freedom industrial robot, and several other precision positioners and processes. We focus here on the design and precision evaluation of the overhead ceiling-mounted industrial robot of NeXus and its supporting frame. We first simulated the behavior of the frame using Finite Element Analysis (FEA), then experimentally evaluated the pose repeatability of the robot end-effector using three different types of sensors. Results verify that the performance objectives of the design are achieved.

Author(s):  
Sudip Chakraborty ◽  
P. S. Aithal

Purpose: Research on robotics needs a robot to experiment on it. The actual industrial robot is costly. So, the only resort is to use a Robot simulator. The RoboDK is one of the best robot simulators now. It has covered most of the popular industrial robots. Its interface is straightforward. Just open the software, download the robot as we need, and start experiments. Up to that, no issue was found anywhere. However, the problem begins when we want to build the simulated robot by own. Lots of complexity arises like coordinate assignment, rotation not aligned, length mismatch, robot not synced with DH parameter. We begin to find some documents for making the robots. A few bits of the document are present. That is why we research it. After doing that, we prepared this paper for the researcher who wants to develop the simulated robot independently. This paper can be referenced for them. To minimize the complexity of our research, we study an industrial robot, ABB IRB 120-30.6. It is a good and popular robot. It is six degrees of freedom robot. We will use the specification and STEP file from their respective website and build a simulated robot from the STEP file for our research purpose. Design/Methodology/Approach: We will create a simulated robot from ABB IRB 120-30.6 STEP file. To create a robot by own, we took the help of the IRB 120 robot model. To demonstrate as simple as possible, we start with that robot whose default design is already present. We match and tune the joint coordinate based on robot parameters through this experiment. Findings/results: Here, we see how to create a custom robot. Using the IRB 120 robot model, we will create a robot model step by step. Furthermore, it will move it around its axis. Originality/Value: Using this experiment, the new researcher can get valuable information to create their custom robot. Paper Type: Simulation-based Research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 158-171
Author(s):  
Monica Tiboni ◽  
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Giovanni Legnani ◽  
Nicola Pellegrini

Modeless industrial robot calibration plays an important role in the increasing employment of robots in industry. This approach allows to develop a procedure able to compensate the pose errors without complex parametric model. The paper presents a study aimed at comparing neural-kinematic (N-K) architectures for a modeless non-parametric robotic calibration. A multilayer perceptron feed-forward neural network, trained in a supervised manner with the back-propagation learning technique, is coupled in different modes with the ideal kinematic model of the robot. A comparative performance analysis of different neural-kinematic architectures was executed on a two degrees of freedom SCARA manipulator, for direct and inverse kinematics. Afterward the optimal schemes have been identified and further tested on a three degrees of freedom full SCARA robot and on a Stewart platform. The analysis on simulated data shows that the accuracy of the robot pose can be improved by an order of magnitude after compensation.


Author(s):  
Aravinthkumar T ◽  
Suresh M ◽  
Vinod B

The abstract must be a precise and reflection of what is in your article. Manufacturing sector is moving towards industry 4.0 and demands a high end of automation in the process. In which industrial robots play a fundamental role for automating the processes such as pick and place, material handling, palletizing, welding, painting, assembly lines and many more endless applications. Increasing demand and necessity made more research on industrial robots, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Better kinematic analysis of robots leads to reliable, high precise and fast responsive system. But there is an absence of India based robot manufacturers to fulfil the rising demand. Again, this situation leads to a market for foreign robot makers instead of local players. Lack of knowledge in robotics, unavailability of robot parts and resources are pain points for this cause. As researchers in this domain and have a goal to resolve this issue by providing open source, easily accessible industrial robot technical resources to everyone. This research work focuses the design and development of 6 Degrees of Freedom articulated robot arm with kinematic analysis particularly forward and inverse kinematics.


Robotica ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Caccavale ◽  
P. Chiacchio ◽  
I. D. Walker

In this paper a discrete-time observer-based approach to Fault Detection and Isolation (FDI) for industrial robotic manipulators is presented and experimentally tested. In order to counteract the effects of unmodeled dynamics and disturbances, a time-delayed estimate of such effects is adopted. Remarkably, the observer is designed directly in the discrete-time domain. The performance of the proposed approach are experimentally verified on a six-degrees-of-freedom industrial robot.


2014 ◽  
Vol 687-691 ◽  
pp. 645-648
Author(s):  
Qiang Fu ◽  
Wen Ming Zhang

Six degrees of freedom in this paper, by using the ADAMS software to realize the industrial robots can make any saddle trajectory simulation, and trajectory parameters, and it is easy to control the generated trajectory of the saddle shape, size and spatial position,which will improve the efficiency of the industrial robot simulation. The method of complex space curve simulation is generic, and can test the coordinate axis displacement, so the executing agency for the actual factory to avoid movement interference has a certain significance.


Author(s):  
Mingyu Gao ◽  
Da Chen ◽  
Yuxiang Yang ◽  
Zhiwei He

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to propose a new trajectory planning algorithm for industrial robots, which can let the robots move through a desired spatial trajectory, avoid colliding with other objects and achieve accurate movements. Trajectory planning algorithms are the soul of motion control of industrial robots. A predefined space trajectory can let the robot move through the desired spatial coordinates, avoid colliding with other objects and achieve accurate movements. Design/methodology/approach – The mathematical expressions of the proposed algorithm are deduced. The speed control, position control and orientation control strategies are realized and verified with simulations, and then implemented on a six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) industrial robot platform. Findings – A fixed-distance trajectory planning algorithm based on Cartesian coordinates was presented. The linear trajectory, circular trajectory, helical trajectory and parabolic trajectory in Cartesian coordinates were implemented on the 6-DOF industrial robot. Originality/value – A simple and efficient algorithm is proposed. Enrich the kind of trajectory which the industrial robot can realize. In addition, the industrial robot can move more concisely, smoothly and precisely.


2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dequan Zhang ◽  
Zhouyuan Peng ◽  
Guosong Ning ◽  
Xu Han

Abstract The positioning accuracy of industrial robots has an important influence on the stability and accuracy of robotic motion, which is one of the important indexes to measure the performance of robots. At present, some probability theory based methods are used to evaluate the positioning accuracy reliability of industrial robots. In practical engineering, the precise probability distribution of some robot’s parameters cannot be obtained directly. This study first uses the aleatory-epistemic hybrid model to describe the uncertain parameters of industrial robots. Second, the uncertain parameters are considered to construct the kinematic equation of industrial robots. Third, a probability-evidence hybrid reliability analysis model of industrial robots is established. Finally, the reliability interval of industrial robots under different thresholds can be obtained. Compared with the traditional method, the reliability results of industrial robots obtained by this method is an interval, which can more objectively evaluate the kinematics reliability of industrial robots. In the example, the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by a six degrees of freedom (6-DoF) industrial robot.


2019 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 01010
Author(s):  
Hao Zhou

With the continuous development of industrial automation, the demand for industrial robots in the manufacturing field is gradually increasing. In order to meet the needs of different occasions and functions, the planning of the trajectory of the robot becomes the research direction of the six-degree-of-freedom robot. The research object of this paper is a six-degree-of-freedom industrial robot. According to engineering needs, a structure of a handling robot is designed. The kinematics of the robot and its trajectory planning are studied, and the simulation analysis is made.


2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 5334-5346
Author(s):  
M. N. Nguyen ◽  
L. Q. Nguyen ◽  
H. M. Chu ◽  
H. N. Vu

In this paper, we report on a SOI-based comb capacitive-type accelerometer that senses acceleration in two lateral directions. The structure of the accelerometer was designed using a proof mass connected by four folded-beam springs, which are compliant to inertial displacement causing by attached acceleration in the two lateral directions. At the same time, the folded-beam springs enabled to suppress cross-talk causing by mechanical coupling from parasitic vibration modes. The differential capacitor sense structure was employed to eliminate common mode effects. The design of gap between comb fingers was also analyzed to find an optimally sensing comb electrode structure. The design of the accelerometer was carried out using the finite element analysis. The fabrication of the device was based on SOI-micromachining. The characteristics of the accelerometer have been investigated by a fully differential capacitive bridge interface using a sub-fF switched-capacitor integrator circuit. The sensitivities of the accelerometer in the two lateral directions were determined to be 6 and 5.5 fF/g, respectively. The cross-axis sensitivities of the accelerometer were less than 5%, which shows that the accelerometer can be used for measuring precisely acceleration in the two lateral directions. The accelerometer operates linearly in the range of investigated acceleration from 0 to 4g. The proposed accelerometer is expected for low-g applications.


Author(s):  
Marek Vagas

Urgency of the research. Automated workplaces are growing up in present, especially with implementation of industrial robots with feasibility of various dispositions, where safety and risk assessment is considered as most important issues. Target setting. The protection of workers must be at the first place, therefore safety and risk assessment at automated workplaces is most important problematic, which had presented in this article Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Actual research is much more focused at standard workplaces without industrial robots. So, missing of information from the field of automated workplaces in connection with various dispositions can be considered as added value of article. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Despite to lot of general safety instructions in this area, still is missed clear view only at automated workplace with industrial robots. The research objective. The aim of article is to provide general instructions directly from the field of automated workplaces The statement of basic materials. For success realization of automated workplace is good to have a helping hand and orientation requirements needed for risk assessment at the workplace. Conclusions. The results published in this article increase the awareness and information of such automated workplaces, together with industrial robots. In addition, presented general steps and requirements helps persons for better realization of these types of workplaces, where major role takes an industrial robot. Our proposed solution can be considered as relevant base for risk assessment such workplaces with safety fences or light barriers.


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