Prototype design of a translating parallel robot

The paper describes the mechanical design of a parallel manipulator for motions of pure translation, whose kinematic analysis has shown very good performances such as a large workspace and small overall dimensions of the mobile platform; in particular, the “Cartesian” structure of the machine allowed to obtain constant accuracy and kinematic properties throughout the workspace. The structural design has minimized the mass of the moving links and, by the combined use of FEM and multibody codes, allowed to take into consideration the high stresses coming from inertial forces and to evaluate a-priori the resulting dynamic properties. A physical prototype has just been built in order to validate the developed models and assess the actual robot performances in real operating conditions. The present research has been partially co-funded by the Italian Ministry of Research and University and by the Polytechnic University of Marche under PRIN03 project “Design and prototyping of application-oriented mini-PKM”.     

新型智能球罐焊接机器人视觉传感器的研究

为实现智能球罐焊接机器人的自主运动与焊缝自动跟踪 ,研制了一种新型视觉传感器。该传感器以高分辨率线阵 CCD芯片为核心 ,由光源、滤光片、透镜等光学系统及 CCD驱动电路、光电信号处理电路等组成 ,其中光电处理电路全部由硬件实现。整个视觉传感系统可以避免焊接时弧光的干扰 ,实时、准确地检测出焊缝轨迹线偏差信号 ,具有实时性强、鲁棒性好、成本低、重量轻等优点。借助所研制的视觉传感器 ,球罐焊接机器人能够实现沿焊缝的自主运动和焊炬与焊缝的自动对中 ,满足球罐多层多道焊接工艺要求 ,实现球罐焊接作业的智能化、自动化     

柔性杆柔性铰机器人动力学分析

研究由N柔性杆和N柔性铰组成的空间机器人的动力学问题．把柔性铰简化成一个线性扭转弹簧,采用假设模态法表示杆件的弹性变形,运用Kane方法对全柔机器人进行动力学建模,推导出完整的系统动力学方程组．通过一个数值仿真算例,验证所做工作的可行性,并分析了柔性效应对机器人动力学响应的影响．     

Collision avoidance for a mobile robot based on radial basis function hybrid force control technique

Collision avoidance is always difficult in the planning path for a mobile robot. In this paper, the virtual force field between a mobile robot and an obstacle is formed and regulated to maintain a desired distance by hybrid force control algorithm. Since uncertainties from robot dynamics and obstacle degrade the performance of a collision avoidance task, intelligent control is used to compensate for the uncertainties. A radial basis function (RBF) neural network is used to regulate the force field of an accurate distance between a robot and an obstacle in this paper and then simulation studies are conducted to confirm that the proposed algorithm is effective.     

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF FLEXIBLE-LINK AND FLEXIBLE-JOINT ROBOTS

The dynamic modeling and simulation of an N-flexible-link and N-flexible joint robot is reported. Each flexible joint is modeled as a linearly elastic torsional spring and the approach of assumed modes is adopted to describe the deformation of the flexible-link. The complete governing equations of motion of the flexible-link-joint robots are derived via Kane's method. An illustrative example is given to validate the algorithm presented and to show the effects of flexibility on the dynamics of robots.     

BUFFER AND COMPLIANT DYNAMIC SURFACE CONTROL OF SPACE ROBOT CAPTURING SATELLITE BASED ON COMPLIANT MECHANISM$^{\bf 1)}$

研究了空间机器人在轨捕获非合作卫星过程避免关节受碰撞冲击破坏的缓冲从顺控制问题, 为此在机械臂与关节电机之间配置了一种柔性机构, 其作用在于: (1)在接触、碰撞阶段可通过其内置弹簧的变形来吸收被捕获卫星对空间机器人关节产生的冲击力矩; (2)在镇定运动阶段, 结合与之配合的缓冲从顺控制策略来适时开、关关节电机, 以保证关节受到的冲击力矩受限在安全范围. 首先, 利用多刚体系统理论获得配置柔性机构空间机器人及目标卫星分体系统动力学方程; 之后, 结合整个系统动量守恒关系, 捕获操作后系统运动几何关系及力的传递规律, 建立了两者形成联合体系统的动力学方程, 并计算了碰撞过程的冲击效应与冲击力. 为了实现失稳联合体系统的镇定控制, 提出了一种基于动态面的缓冲从顺控制方案. 上述控制方案可在实现吸收捕获操作产生的冲击力矩的同时, 还能在冲击力矩过大时适时开启、关闭关节电机, 以避免关节电机发生破坏; 此外, 动态面的引入避免了反演法存在的计算膨胀问题, 有效减少了计算量. 基于Lyapunov函数法证明了系统的稳定性, 并通过系统数值仿真结果验证了上述缓冲从顺控制策略的正确性.     

双臂空间机器人系统末端惯性空间轨迹的反馈跟踪控制

本文讨论了载体位置不受控制的双臂空间机器人系统的载体姿态与机械臂末端抓手协调运动的控制问题.结合系统的动量守恒关系对双臂空间机器人系统的运动学、动力学作了分析,推导出了系统的载体姿态与机械臂末端抓手协调运动的增广广义Jacobi关系.并以此为基础,给出在载体位置不受控制的情况下,惯性坐标系内双臂空间机器人系统的载体姿态与机械臂末端抓手协调运动的反馈跟踪控制规律.研究结果表明,在系统动力学模型及参数较精确确定的情况下,本文提出的控制方案能够有效地控制双臂空间机器人机械臂的末端抓手与载体姿态准确地完成指定的运动,而不需对其载体的位置进行主动控制.仿真计算结果证实了方法的有效性.     

Requirements and system design for a robot performing selective cleaning in young forest stands

Cleaning is a silvicultural tending operation, primarily aimed at improving the growing conditions of the remaining trees in young stands (ca. 3 m of height). The cost of cleaning has increased in comparison to other forest operations, and the annually cleaned area has decreased in Sweden. Therefore, cleaning with robots might be the key to improve profitability. This paper aims at assessing some design requirements, and suggesting an architecture for a robot cleaning in young forest stands, based on reviewed literature and our own research. The results of cleaning performed by robots have to reach acceptable results and be done at a competitive cost. The robot has to find, select, and handle trees in the whole assigned area according to given instructions. Furthermore, it must be safe for humans, capable of moving safely within the forest environment, and be able to handle snow and other prevalent boreal weather conditions. The vehicle’s size and mass are of importance, and bear on its ability to manoeuvre among remaining stems. Generally, the robot must be capable of operating independently and unattended for several hours in a dynamic and non-deterministic environment. Obstacle avoidance and target identification are identified as the most difficult problems. Machine vision, radar, and laser scanners are promising techniques for both obstacle avoidance, tree identification, and tool control. The proposed architecture is based on a hybrid between the reactive and the hierarchical robot paradigms.     

多机械臂搬运同一物体的协调动态载荷分配

针对多机械臂共同搬运同一物体形成闭运动链的协调系统,研究了多机械臂协调动态载荷分配存在冗余情况下的实时性分配方法文中提出了“应集中惯性质量棒”的概念,进而根据各机械臂的承载能力,采用线性加权的方法发展了一种操作物体质心处零内力的载荷分配原则。最后给出了系统载荷分配的解析表达式,有效地解决了多机械臂搬运同一物体时其动态载荷分配的实时性问题。     

柔性机械臂两点边值逆动力学方法——理论分析和实验结果

基于最优控制模拟思想提出了柔性机械臂的两点边值逆动力学方法．应用柔性机械臂的两种动力学模型可实现机械臂的点 点位置运动或轨迹追踪，同时显著降低或消除了结构柔性对其精确定位的影响．数值仿真和实验结果同理论分析完全一致