This paper presents the kinematic design of a translational parallel mechanism (PM) named Vari-Orthoglide by means workspace superposition, according to sub-kinematic chain (SKC) based PM composition principle. The main topological characteristics manipulator with two SKCs under study, such as position and orientation (POC) characteristics, degree freedom (DOF) coupling are analyzed, which turn...

I%e-jlying space manipulators have a symmetry not normally encountered in terrestrial . . manipulators, arising from the freedom oj choice jor the manipulator base-body. This paper analyzes the ndationship between this natuml symmetry and the dynamical equations oj space manipulators. The symmetry is used to develop a new formulation oj the manipulator dynamics in which two independent O(JU) ~c...

In this research, as the main contribution, a comprehensive study is carried out on the mathematical modeling and analysis of the inverse kinematics and dynamics of an over-constraint three translational degree-of-freedom parallel manipulator. Due to the inconsistency between the number of equations and unknowns, the problem of obtaining the constraint forces and torques of an over-constraint m...

Parallel manipulator robots have complex kinematics and present singular positions within their workspace. For these reasons, in most software simulating parallel robots, each kinematic model should be given in advance by users or programmers. In this paper we present a new tool used to design and to simulate parallel manipulator robots. Explicit kinematic equations are generated automatically ...

cable driven parallel manipulator (cdpm) is a special class of parallel manipulator in which the rigid extensible links are replaced by actuated cables. it is necessary to take into consideration the cable dynamics, i.e.; its mass, flexibility and curved shape for manipulating a long-span cdpm. these terms complicate governing equation of motion in a way that special tactic are applied for simu...

Robot frame compliance has a large negative effect on the global accuracy of the system when large external forces/torques are exerted. This phenomenon is particularly problematic in applications where the robot is required to achieve ultra-high (micron level) accuracy under very large external loads, e.g. in biomechanical testing and high precision machining. To ensure the positioning accuracy...

In this paper, a novel four-degree-of-freedom (4-DOF) hybrid parallel platform manipulator is presented. The movable platform of the parallel manipulator can translate along two directions and rotate around two axes respectively. The kinematics model is formulated, which describes the inverse kinematic transformation and forward kinematic transformation. A 5-axis parallel machine tool based on ...