scholarly journals Stability and Gait Planning of 3-UPU Hexapod Walking Robot

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruiqin Li ◽  
Hongwei Meng ◽  
Shaoping Bai ◽  
Yinyin Yao ◽  
Jianwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Kinematics ◽  
Parallel Mechanism ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Parallel Robot ◽  
Search Method ◽  
Walking Robot ◽  
Gait Control ◽  
Gait Planning ◽  
Uneven Terrain ◽  
Passing Ability

The paper presents an innovative hexapod walking robot built with 3-UPU parallel mechanism. In the robot, the parallel mechanism is used as both an actuator to generate walking and also a connecting body to connect two groups of three legs, thus enables the robot to walk with simple gait by very few motors. In the paper, the forward and inverse kinematics solutions are obtained. The workspace of the parallel mechanism is analyzed using limit boundary search method. The walking stability of the robot is analyzed, which yields the robot’s maximum step length. The gait planning of the hexapod walking robot is studied for walking on both flat and uneven terrains. The new robot, combining the advantages of parallel robot and walking robot, has a large carrying capacity, strong passing ability, flexible turning ability, and simple gait control for its deployment for uneven terrain.

scholarly journals Stability and Gait Planning of 3-UPU Hexapod Walking Robot

Robotics ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruiqin Li ◽  
Hongwei Meng ◽  
Shaoping Bai ◽  
Yinyin Yao ◽  
Jianwei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Kinematics ◽  
Parallel Mechanism ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Parallel Robot ◽  
Search Method ◽  
Walking Robot ◽  
Gait Control ◽  
Gait Planning ◽  
Forward And Inverse Kinematics ◽  
Passing Ability

The paper presents an innovative hexapod walking robot built with 3-UPU parallel mechanism. In the robot, the parallel mechanism is used as both an actuator to generate walking and also a connecting body to connect two groups of three legs, thus enabling the robot to walk with simple gait by very few motors. In this paper, forward and inverse kinematics solutions are obtained. The workspace of the parallel mechanism is analyzed using limit boundary search method. The walking stability of the robot is analyzed, which yields the robot’s maximum step length. The gait planning of the hexapod walking robot is studied for walking on both flat and uneven terrains. The new robot, combining the advantages of parallel robot and walking robot, has a large carrying capacity, strong passing ability, flexible turning ability, and simple gait control for its deployment for uneven terrains.

scholarly journals Workspace Analysis and Optimization of 3-PUU Parallel Mechanism in Medicine Base on Genetic Algorithm

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 214-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongchao Hou ◽  
Yang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Inverse Kinematics ◽  
Parallel Mechanism ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Parallel Robot ◽  
Search Method ◽  
Configuration Design ◽  
Optimization Analysis ◽  
Workspace Analysis ◽  
Promising Application

A novel 3-PUU parallel robot was put forward, on which kinematic analysis was conducted to obtain its inverse kinematics solution, and on this basis, the limitations of the sliding pair and the Hooke joint on the workspace were analyzed. Moreover, the workspace was solved through the three dimensional limit search method, and then optimization analysis was performed on the workspace of this parallel robot, which laid the foundations for the configuration design and further analysis of the parallel mechanism, with the result indicated that this type of robot was equipped with promising application prospect. In addition that, the workspace after optimization can meet more requirements of patients.

scholarly journals Optimized stable gait planning of biped robot using multi-objective evolutionary JAYA algorithm

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 172988142097634
Author(s):  
Huan Tran Thien ◽  
Cao Van Kien ◽  
Ho Pham Huy Anh
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Kinematics ◽  
Biped Robot ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Jaya Algorithm ◽  
Kinetic Chain ◽  
Biped Walking ◽  
Gait Planning ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Simulation And Experiment ◽  
Stable Gait

This article proposes a new stable biped walking pattern generator with preset step-length value, optimized by multi-objective JAYA algorithm. The biped robot is modeled as a kinetic chain of 11 links connected by 10 joints. The inverse kinematics of the biped is applied to derive the specified biped hip and feet positions. The two objectives related to the biped walking stability and the biped to follow the preset step-length magnitude have been fully investigated and Pareto optimal front of solutions has been acquired. To demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of proposed multi-objective JAYA, the results are compared to those of MO-PSO and MO-NSGA-2 optimization approaches. The simulation and experiment results investigated over the real small-scaled biped HUBOT-4 assert that the multi-objective JAYA technique ensures an outperforming effective and stable gait planning and walking for biped with accurate preset step-length value.

Design and Research of a Walking Robot with Two Parallel Mechanisms

Robotica ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Huanhuan Ren ◽  
Lizhong Zhang ◽  
Chengzhi Su
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Kinematics ◽  
Biped Robot ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Upper Body ◽  
Parallel Mechanisms ◽  
Walking Robot ◽  
Gait Planning ◽  
New Type ◽  
Special Case ◽  
Moving Speed

SUMMARY In this paper, a new type of biped mobile robot is designed. Each leg of the robot is a 6 degree-of-freedom (DOF) parallel mechanism, and each leg has three relatively fixed landing points. The leg’s structure gives the robot better performance on large carrying capacity, strong environmental adaptability and fast moving speed simultaneously. At the same time, it helps the robot move more steadily and change direction more simply. Based on the structural features of the leg, the inverse kinematics model of the biped robot is established and a unified formula is obtained. According to an analysis of robot’s workspace, gait planning is completed and simulated. Finally, the special case that the robot can keep the upper body horizontal while walking on a slopy surface is validated.

scholarly journals A novel human-carrying quadruped walking robot

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 172988141771659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lingfeng Sang ◽  
Hongbo Wang ◽  
Hongnian Yu ◽  
Luige Vladareanu
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Control Strategy ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Parallel Mechanism ◽  
Position Control ◽  
Kinematics Analysis ◽  
Walking Robot ◽  
Universal Joint ◽  
Gait Planning ◽  
Quadruped Walking Robot

This article adopts a 2-UPS+UP (U, P, and S are universal joint, the prismatic joint, and sphere joint, respectively) parallel mechanism as the leg mechanism of the quadruped walking robot based on the bionic concept and the motion capacity of the leg mechanism. The article investigates the kinematics (including the leg mechanism and the whole mechanism), gait planning, control, and experiment in detail. The following tasks are conducted: (1) designing the whole mechanism and developing the kinematics equations for both the leg mechanism and the whole mechanism; (2) planning the trotting gait and designing the foot trajectory based on the robot characteristics and conducting the kinematics analysis; (3) building the control system of the robot using self-developed controllers and drivers and studying the compound position control strategy; and (4) conducting the experiments for validating the controller, the compound position control strategy, the trotting pace, carrying capacity, and human-carrying walking. The results confirm that the proposed human-carrying walking robot has good performance and it is also verified that the controller and the compound position control strategy are suitable.

Design and Analysis of the Quadruped Walking Robot Based on 3-RPS Parallel Mechanism

2013 ◽  
Vol 373-375 ◽  
pp. 201-205
Author(s):  
Hong Bo Wang ◽  
Yun Wang ◽  
Ling Feng Sang ◽  
Qi Fang Gu ◽  
Yong Fei Feng
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Mechanism ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Virtual Organization ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Search Method ◽  
Optimum Size ◽  
Walking Robot ◽  
Quadruped Walking Robot ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Parallel Leg Mechanism

Based on the importance of the robot for the elderly and the disabled, a quadruped walking robot using 3-RPS parallel mechanism as the basic leg mechanism is proposed. The structure of the basic leg is described, and the whole structure of the quadruped walking robot is formed. Then taking the workspace of the basic leg as the standard, the optimum size parameters of the upper platform and the lower platform of the based leg are achieved. Meanwhile the workspace of the basic leg is obtained by the anti-solution search method. Taking the basic leg as analysis object and applying the virtual organization method, the kinematic expression is got. All of these analyses lay a theoretical foundation for the further study on the quadruped walking robot with parallel leg mechanism.

Unified Inverse Dynamics of Variable Topologies of a Metamorphic Parallel Mechanism Using Screw Theory

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongming Gan ◽  
Jorge Dias ◽  
Lakmal D. Seneviratne
Keyword(s):  
Inverse Kinematics ◽  
Parallel Mechanism ◽  
Inverse Dynamics ◽  
Screw Theory ◽  
Parallel Robot ◽  
The Other ◽  
Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Special Case ◽  
Theoretical Results

This paper presents the topology variation of a 3(rT)PS metamorphic parallel mechanism which can change its mobility from 3 to 6. The reconfiguration stems from a reconfigurable (rT)PS limb of which the two phases can be unified by taking one as a special case of the other. Based on this, unified inverse kinematics is solved and a unified dynamics modeling is built using screw theory which naturally represents the geometric constraint and actuation forces in the same manner. The obtained modeling covers all the topologies of the parallel mechanism. A numerical example demonstrates the theoretical results which provide basis for this metamorphic parallel robot with applications in reconfiguration-required environment.

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