Dynamics Modeling, Force Optimization and Force/Position Hybrid Control for a Vex4 Redundantly Actuated Parallel Robot

Modeling, Simulation and Control of Redundantly Actuated Parallel Manipulators

Robust Hybrid Motion Force Control Algorithm for Robot Manipulators

In this paper we present a robust hybrid motion/force controller for rigid robot manipulators. The main contribution of this paper is that the proposed hybrid control system is able to accomplish motion objectives in free directions and force objectives in constrained directions under parametric uncertainty both in robot dynamics and stiffness constraint constant. Also, the given scheme is prov...

Force-Moment Capabilities of Redundantly-Actuated Planar-Parallel Architectures

The force-moment capabilities of redundantlyactuated planar-parallel manipulator (PPM) architectures are investigated. A previously developed explicit methodology for generating the force-moment capabilities of redundantly-actuated PPMs is used on three different architectures. The results for the 3-RRR, 3-RPR, 3-PRR layouts, where the underline denotes the actuated joints, are presented and di...

Kinematic Calibration for Redundantly Actuated Parallel Mechanisms

We present a new kinematic calibration algorithm for redundantly actuated parallel mechanisms, and illustrate the algorithm with a case study of a planar seven-element 2-degree-of-freedom (DOF) mechanism with three actuators. To calibrate a nonredundantly actuated parallel mechanism, one can find actual kinematic parameters by means of geometrical constraint of the mechanism’s kinematic structu...

Kinematic Optimization of a Redundantly Actuated Parallel Mechanism for Maximizing Stiffness and Workspace Using Taguchi Method

We present an optimization procedure that uses the Taguchi method to maximize the mean stiffness and workspace of a redundantly actuated parallel mechanism at the same time. The Taguchi method is used to separate the more influential and controllable variables from the less influential ones among kinematic parameters in workspace analysis and stiffness analysis. In the first stage of optimizati...