This paper analyses the torque characteristics of the shoulder and elbow joints of a humanoid robot arm that is useful for an object lifting and transferring task instead of human beings. For the purpose, some typical human lifting behaviors are considered, and various simulations for lifting and transferring an object have been performed by employing a humanoid robot arm having a simple config...

A Space Free-Flying Robot (SFFR) includes an actuated base equipped with one or more manipulators to perform on-orbit missions. Distinct from fixed-based manipulators, the spacecraft (base) of a SFFR responds to dynamic reaction forces due to manipulator motions. In order to control such a system, it is essential to consider the dynamic coupling between the manipulators and the base. Explicit d...

The ability to perform different tasks by a serial manipulator mounted on legged robots, increases the capabilities of the robot. The position/force control problem of such a robot in the stance phase with point contacts on the ground is investigated here. A target plane with known stiffness is specified in the workspace. Active joints of the legs and serial manipulator are used to exert the de...

Abstract It is complex and time-consuming for obtaining accurate dynamics of industrial robots. The flexibility the joint not only increases adverse effects nonlinear factors, but also makes controller design robot significantly difficult. In order to improve performance robots containing flexibility, cooperative learning (COL) theory proposed in this paper. Based on theory, a model-free intell...

The electric arc furnace (EAF) is used to produce high quality steel from steel scraps. The EAF uses plasma arc to generate heat for melting scarp or direct reduced iron (DRI). The liquid metal should be drained from the tap hole. Manual tapping operation of the EAF in the hot environment around the furnace is a potentially dangerous and time consuming task for the workers. Therefore, it is ess...

This letter presents a novel control methodology that is based on an amalgamation of model-based, power-shaping (PSC), and feedback deactivation. It has been hypothesised proportional position flexible-joint robots can impinge their interactional performance, since causes ‘stiffening’ the robot's joints. In order to reduce reliance upon terms, this work proposes usage feedf...

The process of controlling a Flexible Joint Robot Manipulator (FJRM) requires additional sensors for measuring the state variables flexible joints. Therefore, taking elasticity into account adds lot complexity as all must be taken during control process. This paper proposes nonlinear observer that controls FJRM, without requiring equipment states. equations are derived in detail FJRM where nonl...

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Human Walk Chapter 3: Study of Robot Leg Mechanisms 3.1 Effectiveness of leg joints relating to the walking. 3.2 Locations of leg joints. 3.3 Movable extent of leg joints. 3.4 Dimension, weight and center of gravity of a leg. 3.5 Torque placed on leg joints during the walking. 3.6 Sensors relating to the walking. 3.7 Grounding impact on leg joints during the w...

Abstract Because of their elastic links and joints, high-speed parallel robots for pick-and-place operations inevitably suffer from residual vibrations that significantly degrade positioning accuracy. An effective approach based on the input shaping technique is presented in this paper suppressing vibration these robots. After addressing design principle an shaper a robot with flexible actuated...

The kinematics of manipulator is a central problem in the automatic control of robot manipulators. Theoretical background of the analysis of the MA-2000 educational robot arm kinematics is presented in this paper. The revolute robot consists of six rotary joints (6-DOF) with base, shoulder, elbow, wrist pitch, wrist yaw and wrist roll. The kinematics problem is defined as transformation from th...