Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a Cartesian manipulator carrying an end effector placed at an intermediate position

Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a Cartesian manipulator carrying an end effector which is placed at different intermediate positions on the span is theoretically investigated with a single mode approach. The governing equation of motion of this system is formulated by using the D??Alembert principle in addition to profuse application of Dirac delta function to indicate the location of the intermediate end effector. Then the governing equation is further reduced to a second-order temporal differential equation of motion by using Galerkin??s method. The method of multiple scales as one of the perturbation techniques is being used to determine the approximate solutions and the stability and bifurcations of the obtained approximate solutions are studied. Numerical results are demonstrated to study the effect of intermediate positions of the end effector placed at various locations on the link with other relevant system parameters for both the primary and secondary resonance conditions. It is worthy of note that the catastrophic failure of the system may take place due to the presence of jump phenomenon. The results are found to be in good agreement with the results determined by the method of multiple scales after solving the temporal equation of motion numerically. In order to determine physically realized solution by the system, basins of attraction are also plotted. The obtained results are very useful in the application of robotic manipulators where the end effector is placed at any arbitrary position on the robot arm.     

Nonlinear response of a flexible Cartesian manipulator with payload and pulsating axial force

In this present work, the nonlinear response of a single-link flexible Cartesian manipulator with payload subjected to a pulsating axial load is determined. The nonlinear temporal equation of motion is derived using D’Alembert’s principle and generalised Galerkin’s method. Due to large transverse deflection of the manipulator, the equation of motion contains cubic geometric and inertial types of nonlinearities along with linear and nonlinear parametric and forced excitation terms. Method of normal forms is used to determine the approximate solution and to study the dynamic stability and bifurcations of the system. These results are found to be in good agreement with those obtained by numerically solving the temporal equation of motion. Influences of amplitude of the base excitation, mass ratio, and amplitude of static and dynamic axial load on the steady state responses of the system are investigated for three different resonance conditions. For some specific conditions, the results obtained in this work are found to be in good agreement with the previously published experimental work. The results obtained in this work will find applications in the design of flexible Cartesian manipulators with payload.     

Differential-algebraic equations of programmed motions of Lagrangian dynamical systems

We suggest a method for constructing the dynamic equations of manipulator systems in canonical variables. The system of differential dynamic equations has an integral manifold corresponding to the holonomic and nonholonomic constraint equations. The controls are determined so as to ensure the stability of this manifold. We state conditions for the exponential stability of the manifold and for constraint stabilization when solving the dynamic equations numerically by a simplest difference method. We also present the solution of the problem of control of a plane two-link manipulator.     

Dymamics of a rotating flexible manipulator with tip load

The dynamics of a flexible manipulator is investigated in this paper. From the point of view of dynamic blance, the motion equations of a rotating beam with tip load are established by using Hamilton's principle. By taking into account the effects of dynamic stiffening and dynamic softening, the stability of the system is proved by employing Lyapunov's approach. Furthermore, the method of power series is proposed to find the exact solution of the eigenvalue problem. The effects of rotating speed and tip load on the vibration behavior of the flexible manipulator are shown in numerical results. Supported by National Natural Science Foundation. of China     

锻压操作机夹持长棒料随动过程动态受力分析

研究了锻压操作机夹持长棒料锻件锻压随动过程中夹钳的受力状态。利用拉格朗日方程及有限元方法建立了包含操作机及其锻件的总体动力学方程。操作机系统建立为端部悬挂质量弹簧的Euler-Bernoulli梁模型,随动过程中因为梁上节点位移激励引起操作机系统的瞬态振动。计算结果与LS-DYNA显式有限元模型结果进行了比对,吻合良好。结果表明,对于长棒料锻件,液压机锻压的位置对操作机的动态受力有着十分显著的影响。     

Modal analysis and dynamic responses of a rotating Cartesian manipulator with generic payload and asymmetric load

Abstract

Here, investigation to explore the effect of generic payload and externally applied asymmetric load on the calculation of modal parameters and dynamic performance of a rotating flexible manipulator under prismatic motion has been established. We thus have developed a dynamic model of a rotating Cartesian manipulator with a payload whose center of gravity doesn’t coincide with the point of attachment, to determine the modal parameters i.e., natural frequency and corresponding mode-shape. These modal parameters are then illustrated graphically upon varying parameters like offset parameters (i.e., offset mass, offset inertia, offset length), mass and stiffness of rotary actuator, and amplitude and frequency of asymmetric load. An investigation into the nonlinear dynamics of the system accounting of geometric nonlinearity has been executed while obtained results have been validated numerically within the permissible error at the assorted critical points in frequency characteristic curves. Current research further investigates the influences of offset parameters, mass and stiffness of the actuator, frequency and amplitude of axial force on the steady state responses for the primary and sub-harmonic resonance conditions to reveal the built-in saddle-node and pitchfork bifurcation due to which the system losses its structural stability. This work enables an insight into the modal characteristics and nonlinear behavior of a rotating-Cartesian manipulator with a generic payload under asymmetric axial force and prismatic motion.     

Terminal sliding mode control for coordinated motion of a space rigid manipulator with external disturbance

The control problem of coordinated motion of a free-floating space rigid manipulator with external disturbance is discussed. By combining linear momentum conversion and the Lagrangian approach, the full-control dynamic equation and the Jacobian relation of a free-floating space rigid manipulator are established and then inverted to the state equation for control design. Based on the terminal sliding mode control （SMC） technique, a mathematical expression of the terminal sliding surface is proposed. The terminal SMC scheme is then developed for coordinated motion between the base＇s attitude and the end-effector of the free-floating space manipulator with external disturbance. This proposed control scheme not only guarantees the existence of the sliding phase of the closed-loop system, but also ensures that the output tracking error converges to zero in finite time. In addition, because the initial system state is always at the terminal sliding surface, the control scheme can eliminate reaching phase of the SMC and guarantee global robustness and stability of the closed-loop system. A planar free-floating space rigid manipulator is simulated to verify the feasibility of the proposed control scheme.     

A quasi-velocity-based nonlinear controller for rigid manipulators

The problem of position control in the operational space of a robot manipulator is addressed in the paper. The proposed controller is based on equations of motion expressed in terms of normalized generalized velocity components (NGVC) which result from decomposition of the manipulator inertia matrix. The sufficient conditions for global exponential stability of the system under the controller are given. It is shown that using the controller an further insight into the system dynamics is possible. The proposed control algorithm is tested via simulation on a spatial manipulator with three degrees of freedom.     

机械臂臂杆刚度主动控制下的末端振动特性研究

机械臂在运动过程中会因臂杆柔性引发结构变形和弹性振动,降低机械臂末端的定位精度和运动稳定性,将结构振动控制方法用于机械臂的振动抑制研究具有重要意义. 基于变刚度主动控制的设计思想,提出了臂杆刚度主动控制方法,通过改变机械臂臂杆的轴向受力状况来主动改变机械臂的刚度. 采用变形耦合法描述了机械臂的非线性变形,进而结合假设模态法和拉格朗日方程建立了臂杆的变刚度动力学模型,并进行了数值仿真. 在此基础上,设计了基于臂杆刚度主动控制方法的单自由度实验台,分析了不同预紧力下机械臂末端的振动特性. 数值仿真和实验结果表明,随着预紧力的增加,机械臂末端的振动幅值得到衰减,验证了臂杆刚度主动控制方法的有效性. 通过采用响应面法建立了机械臂末端的振动响应与预紧力的关系,并基于内部映射牛顿法的子空间置信域法优化算法对预紧力进行了优化分析,得到了最优预紧力. 该研究可为机械臂的精细动力学建模和振动抑制提供一定的理论依据,并为研究经济型低刚度材料的刚化问题提供了方向,以利用廉价低刚度材料取代目前所应用的昂贵高刚度材料.      

RESEARCH ON VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MANIPULATOR END UNDER ACTIVE CONTROL OF ARM STIFFNESS$^{\bf 1)}$

机械臂在运动过程中会因臂杆柔性引发结构变形和弹性振动,降低机械臂末端的定位精度和运动稳定性,将结构振动控制方法用于机械臂的振动抑制研究具有重要意义. 基于变刚度主动控制的设计思想,提出了臂杆刚度主动控制方法,通过改变机械臂臂杆的轴向受力状况来主动改变机械臂的刚度. 采用变形耦合法描述了机械臂的非线性变形,进而结合假设模态法和拉格朗日方程建立了臂杆的变刚度动力学模型,并进行了数值仿真. 在此基础上,设计了基于臂杆刚度主动控制方法的单自由度实验台,分析了不同预紧力下机械臂末端的振动特性. 数值仿真和实验结果表明,随着预紧力的增加,机械臂末端的振动幅值得到衰减,验证了臂杆刚度主动控制方法的有效性. 通过采用响应面法建立了机械臂末端的振动响应与预紧力的关系,并基于内部映射牛顿法的子空间置信域法优化算法对预紧力进行了优化分析,得到了最优预紧力. 该研究可为机械臂的精细动力学建模和振动抑制提供一定的理论依据,并为研究经济型低刚度材料的刚化问题提供了方向,以利用廉价低刚度材料取代目前所应用的昂贵高刚度材料.     

On the Characterization of the Dynamic Performances of Planar Manipulators

The characterization of the dynamic performances of a manipulator is important both to compare different manipulators and to improve the dynamic performances of a manipulator during the design stage. In a previous paper the concepts of swiftness and of dynamic isotropy were used to characterize some dynamic performances of 3-dof manipulators. This paper analyzes the usefulness of these concepts for three-dof planar manipulators and shows that the concept of swiftness is still significant, whereas the concept of dynamic isotropy has no practical interest. Moreover, it introduces three new dynamic properties that are useful in the design of a 3-dof planar manipulator. Finally, it proposes some indices that measure both the swiftness and the three new dynamic properties and shows how to use them, both for evaluating the dynamic performances of a given 3-dof planar manipulator and for improving the dynamic performances during its design.     

Non-linear dynamics of a flexible single link Cartesian manipulator

The present work deals with the non-linear vibration of a harmonically excited single link roller-supported flexible Cartesian manipulator with a payload. The governing equation of motion of this system is developed using extended Hamilton's principle, which is reduced to the second-order temporal differential equation of motion, by using generalized Galerkin's method. This equation of motion contains both cubic non-linearities of geometric and inertial type in addition to linear forced and non-linear parametric excitation terms. Method of multiple scales is used to solve this non-linear equation and study the stability and bifurcations of the system. Influence of amplitude of the base excitation and mass ratio on the steady state response of the system is investigated for both simple and subharmonic resonance conditions. Critical bifurcation points are determined from the fixed-point responses and periodic, quasi-periodic responses are also found for different system parameters. The results obtained using the perturbation analysis are compared with the previously published experimental work and are found to be in good agreement. This work will be useful for the designer of a flexible manipulator.     

采用黏弹性人工边界时显式算法稳定性条件

黏弹性人工边界是处理无限域波动问题常用的数值模拟方法。采用显式时域逐步积分算法进行计算时,受黏弹性人工边界的阻尼、刚度等影响,人工边界区的稳定性比内部计算域的更严格,尚无明确、实用的稳定性判别准则,这限制了黏弹性人工边界在显式动力分析中的应用。针对二维黏弹性人工边界,利用基于局部子系统的稳定性分析方法和基于传递矩阵谱半径的稳定性判别准则,给出了可代表整体模型局部特征的不同边界子系统的稳定性条件解析解。通过对比分析不同计算区域的稳定性条件及其影响因素,证明了整体模型的稳定性由角点子系统控制。在此基础上,获得了含黏弹性人工边界的整体模型在显示动力计算中的统一稳定性判别准则和简化实用计算方法。在实际应用中,令积分时间步长满足稳定性条件,即可顺利完成整体模型的动力计算。以上研究可为将黏弹性人工边界应用于显式动力计算时积分时间步长的合理选取提供参考。     

Recursive Lagrangian dynamic modeling and simulation of multi-link spatial flexible manipulator arms

The dynamics for multi-link spatial flexible manipulator arms consisting of n links and n rotary joints is investigated. Kinematics of both rotary-joint motion and link deformation is described by 4 - 4 homogenous transformation matrices, and the Lagrangian equations are used to derive the governing equations of motion of the system. In the modeling the recursive strategy for kinematics is adopted to improve the computational efficiency. Both the bending and torsional flexibility of the link are taken into account. Based on the present method a general-purpose software package for dynamic simulation is developed. Dynamic simulation of a spatial flexible manipulator arm is given as an example to validate the algorithm.     

Errata: Analytical Treatment of Some Extended Problems in Structural Optimization

ABSTRACT

The recursive Newton-Euler dynamic formulation is used to derive the equations of motion of a manipulator with harmonic drives. The derivation is general, in that the harmonic drive is viewed as a separate body that forms a kinematically closed chain with two contiguous links, leading to a comprehensive dynamic model. The harmonic drive is modeled as a flexible and rigid gear with a high gear reduction ratio. Under different modeling assumptions, the effects of gear flexibility and dynamic coupling are examined using a seven-degree-of-freedom manipulator.     

多尺度法在时滞弹性关节机械臂非线性振动问题中的应用

针对非线性弹性关节机械臂,研究传动过程中的时滞效应对机械臂系统周期振动的影响．本文改进了具有弹性关节的非线性机械臂动力学模型,引入时滞参数,应用多尺度法,得到系统的近似解析解,考察了时滞对机械臂系统周期运动的影响规律．数值软件计算结果表明解析解与数值解具有较好的吻合度．从而验证了本文多尺度方法的有效性和正确性．     

Nonlinear adaptive task space control for a 2-DOF redundantly actuated parallel manipulator

A nonlinear adaptive (NA) controller in the task space is developed for the trajectory tracking of a 2-DOF redundantly actuated parallel manipulator. The dynamic model with nonlinear friction is established in the task space for the parallel manipulator, and the linear parameterization expression of the dynamic model is formulated. Based on the dynamic model, a new control law including adaptive dynamics compensation, adaptive friction compensation and error elimination items is designed. After defining a quadratic performance index, the parameter update law is derived with the gradient descent algorithm. The stability of the parallel manipulator system is proved by the Lyapunov theorem, and the convergence of the tracking error and the error rate is proved by the Barbalat’s lemma. The NA controller is implemented in the trajectory tracking experiments of an actual 2-DOF redundantly actuated parallel manipulator, and the experiment results are compared with the APD controller.     

Nonlinear vibration behavior and resonance of a Cartesian manipulator system carrying an intermediate end effector

This paper studied the nonlinear vibration and resonance of a Cartesian manipulator system carrying an intermediate end effector under mixed excitations. The multiple scales method is applied to get the approximate solutions of this system of the second-order differential equation. Furthermore, the analytical solution obtained the amplitudes and phases of the response from the first-order differential equation governing. We extracted all worst resonance cases and studied it numerically. The numerical solutions and response amplitude of this system are also studied and discussed. We analyzed the stability of the steady-state solution of a Cartesian manipulator system using frequency response equations and phase plane technique at the worst resonance cases. Comparison between analytical and numerical solutions is obtained. We determined both bifurcation diagrams and stability using Poincaré maps. Also, the numerical results are obtained using MAPLE and MATLAB algorithms.     

Generalized dynamic model for multibodies manipulator

In this paper the general dynamical equations were given for multibodiesmanipulator.The system is a topologic tree structure consisting of arbitrary number ofrigid bodies.The hinges allow the rotational and/or tranlational motion.Inconsideration of influence of friction the dynamic equations are established by meansof Newton-Euler’s method.Further,the equations are separated by way ofconstructing the distribution matrices and a group of force and motion equations areobtained.