scholarly journals Underwater Robot Manipulator Control

Author(s):  
Alexey Balabanov ◽  
Anna Bezuglaya ◽  
Evgeny Shushlyapin

This paper deals with the problem of bringing the end effector (grip center) of an underwater vehicle anthropomorphic manipulator to a predetermined position in a given time using the terminal state method. A dynamic model with the account of joint drives dynamics is formulated on the basis of obtained kinematic model constructed by using the Denavit-Hartenberg method (DH model). The DH model is used in a terminal nonlinear criterion that displays estimate of the proximity of the effector's orientation and position to the specified values. The dynamic model is adapted for effective application of the author's terminal state method (TSM) so that it forms a system of differential equations for the rotation angles of manipulator links around the longitudinal and transverse axes, having only desired TSM-controls in the right parts. The converted model provides simplifications of controls calculation by eliminating the numerical solution of special differential equations, that is needed in the case of using in TSM nonlinear dynamic models in general form. The found TSM-controls are further used in expressions for control actions on joints electric drives obtained on the basis of electric drives dynamic models. Unknown drives parameters as functions of links rotation angles or other unknown factors, are proposed to be determined experimentally. Such two-step procedure allowed to get drive control in the form of algebraic and transcendental expressions. Finally, by applying the developed software, simulation results of the manipulator end effector moving to the specified positions on the edge of the working area are presented. The resulting error (without accounting measurement error) does not exceed 2 centimeters at the 1.2 meters distance by arm reaching maximum of length ability. The work was performed under the Federal program of developing a robotic device for underwater research in shallow depths (up to 10 meters).

Author(s):  
Nicola Scuor ◽  
Paolo Gallina ◽  
Marco Giovagnoni

This paper presets three degrees of freedom (DOF) piezoelectric micropositioning stage. The stage is composed of a stack of piezodisk bender actuators actuated in such a way to prevent the end-effector from rotating; this way the end-effector can only translate along the x, y, and z axes. Thanks to its snake-like configuration, the system is capable of large displacements (of the order of 50 μm) with low driving voltages (of the order of 100 V). Several lumped-mass static and dynamic models of the device have been implemented. Static experimental results, which are in agreement with simulation data, confirmed the performances of the device. A dynamic model showed the natural frequencies of the mechanism. Also dynamic tests have been conducted in order to validate the dynamic model.


Author(s):  
Michael John Chua ◽  
Yen-Chen Liu

Abstract This paper presents cooperation and null-space control for networked mobile manipulators with high degrees of freedom (DOFs). First, kinematic model and Euler-Lagrange dynamic model of the mobile manipulator, which has an articulated robot arm mounted on a mobile base with omni-directional wheels, have been presented. Then, the dynamic decoupling has been considered so that the task-space and the null-space can be controlled separately to accomplish different missions. The motion of the end-effector is controlled in the task-space, and the force control is implemented to make sure the cooperation of the mobile manipulators, as well as the transportation tasks. Also, the null-space control for the manipulator has been combined into the decoupling control. For the mobile base, it is controlled in the null-space to track the velocity of the end-effector, avoid other agents, avoid the obstacles, and move in a defined range based on the length of the manipulator without affecting the main task. Numerical simulations have been addressed to demonstrate the proposed methods.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Jiang ◽  
Yating Shi ◽  
Dehua Zou ◽  
Hongwei Zhang ◽  
Hong Jun Li

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to achieve the optimal system design of a four-wheel mobile robot on transmission line maintenance, as the authors know transmission line mobile robot is a kind of special robot which runs on high-voltage cable to replace or assist manual power maintenance operation. In the process of live working, the manipulator, working end effector and the working environment are located in the narrow space and with heterogeneous shapes, the robot collision-free obstacle avoidance movement is the premise to complete the operation task. In the simultaneous operation, the mechanical properties between the manipulator effector and the operation object are the key to improve the operation reliability. These put forward higher requirements for the mechanical configuration and dynamic characteristics of the robot, and this is the purpose of the manuscript. Design/methodology/approach Based on the above, aiming at the task of tightening the tension clamp for the four-split transmission lines, the paper proposed a four-wheel mobile robot mechanism configuration and its terminal tool which can adapt to the walking and operation on multi-split transmission lines. In the study, the dynamic models of the rigid robot and flexible transmission line are established, respectively, and the dynamic model of rigid-flexible coupling system is established on this basis, the working space and dynamic characteristics of the robot have been simulated in ADAMS and MATLAB. Findings The research results show that the mechanical configuration of this robot can complete the tightening operation of the four-split tension clamp bolts and the motion of robot each joint meets the requirements of driving torque in the operation process, which avoids the operation failure of the robot system caused by the insufficient or excessive driving force of the robot joint torque. Originality/value Finally, the engineering practicability of the mechanical configuration and dynamic model proposed in the paper has been verified by the physical prototype. The originality value of the research is that it has double important theoretical significance and practical application value for the optimization of mechanical structure parameters and electrical control parameters of transmission line mobile robots.


Author(s):  
Qian Wang ◽  
Chenkun Qi ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Xianchao Zhao ◽  
Anye Ren ◽  
...  

The contact process of a space docking device needs verification before launching. The verification cannot only rely on the software simulation since the contact dynamic models are not accurate enough yet, especially when the geometric shape of the device is complex. Hardware-in-the-loop simulation is a choice to perform the ground test, where the contact dynamic model is replaced by a real device and the real contact occurs. However, the Hardware-in-the-loop simulation suffers from energy increase and instability since time delay is unavoidable. The existing delay compensation methods are mainly focused on a uniaxial or three-dimensional contact. In this paper, a force-based delay compensation method is proposed for the hardware-in-the-loop simulation of a six degree-of-freedom space contact. A six degree-of-freedom dynamic model of the spacecraft motion is derived, and a six degree-of-freedom delay compensation method is proposed. The delay is divided into track delay and measurement delay, which are compensated individually. Experiment results show that the proposed delay compensation method is effective for the six degree-of-freedom space contact.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Baron ◽  
Andrew Philippides ◽  
Nicolas Rojas

This paper presents a novel kinematically redundant planar parallel robot manipulator, which has full rotatability. The proposed robot manipulator has an architecture that corresponds to a fundamental truss, meaning that it does not contain internal rigid structures when the actuators are locked. This also implies that its rigidity is not inherited from more general architectures or resulting from the combination of other fundamental structures. The introduced topology is a departure from the standard 3-RPR (or 3-RRR) mechanism on which most kinematically redundant planar parallel robot manipulators are based. The robot manipulator consists of a moving platform that is connected to the base via two RRR legs and connected to a ternary link, which is joined to the base by a passive revolute joint, via two other RRR legs. The resulting robot mechanism is kinematically redundant, being able to avoid the production of singularities and having unlimited rotational capability. The inverse and forward kinematics analyses of this novel robot manipulator are derived using distance-based techniques, and the singularity analysis is performed using a geometric method based on the properties of instantaneous centers of rotation. An example robot mechanism is analyzed numerically and physically tested; and a test trajectory where the end effector completes a full cycle rotation is reported. A link to an online video recording of such a capability, along with the avoidance of singularities and a potential application, is also provided.


2014 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 921720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Lu ◽  
Zhonglai Wang ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Xuefei Zhang ◽  
Hao Liu

Dynamic reliability analysis of a filtering reducer is performed by accounting for discrete shocks from the space environment. Gears are considered as the lumped mass and meanwhile the meshing between different gears is equivalent to a dynamic system consisting of springs and dampers during construction of the dynamic model. The Newmark method is employed to resolve differential equations, and then the additional acceleration could be obtained, caused by shocks to the filtering reducer. Dynamic reliability analysis is conducted with the help of the Simulink tool for the outputs. The results are hopefully useful for spacecraft mechanism design.


Robotica ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Bodner

SUMMARYA method was developed that takes into account flexibility of robot links in the inverse dynamics calculations. This method uses the Newton-Euler equations and is applicable for special case systems that allow for only a small degree of flexibility. Application of the method should improve the accuracy of the position of the end effector during motion of the robot.The results of this study show that the method can be based entirely on an existing rigid-link model with only minimal changes required as additions. The computational complexity of the method is discussed briefly as well and indicates an increase of computations of slightly more than a factor of two as compared to a rigid-link model for the same robot geometry.


Author(s):  
Mortadha Graa ◽  
Mohamed Nejlaoui ◽  
Ajmi Houidi ◽  
Zouhaier Affi ◽  
Lotfi Romdhane

In this paper, an analytical reduced dynamic model of a rail vehicle system is developed. This model considers only 38 degrees of freedom of the rail vehicle system. This reduced model can predict the dynamic behaviour of the rail vehicle while being simpler than existing dynamic models. The developed model is validated using experimental results found in the bibliography and its results are compared with existing more complex models from the literature. The developed model is used for the passenger comfort evaluation, which is based on the value of the weighted root mean square acceleration according to the ISO 2631 standard. Several parameters of the system, i.e., passenger position, loading of the railway vehicle and its speed, and their effect on the passenger comfort are investigated. It was shown that the level of comfort is mostly affected by the speed of the railway vehicle and the position of the seat. The load, however, did not have a significant effect on the level of comfort of the passenger.


Author(s):  
Jordi Casas

Traditionally traffic demand models require as input the impedance of a demand with respect to the network supply; mode choice or departure choice for example, take into account the travel time for each option. Bearing this in mind, the main criticism of using static models to evaluate travel times is that the estimated travel time could diverge considerably because these models have no capacity constraints. On the other hand, dynamic models, such as mesoscopic models, have a level of detail that is sometimes unnecessarily high for the final requirements. The Quasi-dynamic model developed in Aimsun could contribute to a more realistic estimate of the travel time while avoiding the need for a full dynamic model. This paper presents the integration of a Quasi-dynamic model inside the integrated framework of Aimsun and evaluates a comparison of all models in terms of travel time estimation. The evaluation is performed using real networks validated with real data sets.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.4127


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