∗ Corresponding author, Phone: (716) 645-1430, Fax: (716) 645-3668, Email: [email protected]. ABSTRACT Cable-actuated parallel manipulators combine benefits of large workspaces, significant payload capacities and high stiffness by virtue of the cable actuation. However, redundant/surplus cables are required to overcome the unidirectional nature of forces exertable by cables. This leads to ...

This film describes the co-simulation aspect between virtual and real robots, for detection and isolation of actuators and transmission channel faults. 1. INTRODUCTION In this film, a Co-simulation between a virtual and a real mobile robot is presented. It concerns the on line telediagnosis of transmission channel and actuators faults of a mobile robot. Two innovated points are given through th...

In this paper we study the problem of manipulating and transporting multiple objects on the plane using a cable attached at each end to a mobile robot. This problem is motivated by the use of boats with booms in skimming operations for cleaning oil spills or removing debris on the surface of the water. The goal in this paper is to automate the task of separating the objects of interest from a c...

Cable-driven parallel robots are mechanisms that control the position and attitude of an object using multiple cables. Typical cable-driven have been studied for use on land, but not in water. This is because motion analysis become difficult underwater due to large deformation cables caused by fluid forces. In this paper, we propose robot consisting on-water derive a dynamics model considers ca...

All of the Degrees of Freedom including of position and orientation of the end-effector of a spatial cable robot are sensed and recorded with a new sensor fusion method in this paper for being used as feedback. This goal is achieved by employing a hybrid methodology of image processing and distance measurement device. The advantage of the proposed algorithm over encoder solution is its higher a...

This paper deals with human-cable collision detection a Cable-Driven Parallel Robot (CDPR) and control strategy to safely release the tension in cable contact human operator. The main purpose of this work is contribute development safety solutions allowing collaborative between robot CDPRs production tasks. Using geometric model deformations under an external collision, direct relationship esta...

Cable interference in cable-driven mechanisms (CDM) is a major challenge in their applications. The wrench closure workspace (WCW) in a fully constrained mechanism may not be realized unless cable interference is considered. This paper classifies all possible types of cable interferences for planar cable-driven mechanisms and presents an analytical solution to find the boundaries of the constan...

Cable-suspended parallel robot (CPR), in which cables are utilized to replace links to manipulate objects, is developed from parallel and serial cable-driven robot. Compared with the parallel robot, this kind of robot has more advantages. The cooperative variation of lengths of six cables pulls the feed cabin to track radio source with six degrees of freedom (DOFs). Similar to a parallel robot,...