Parallel robot is used in many different fields nowadays, but the singularity of 3-RRUR parallel robot is more complicated, so a method to analyze the singularity of the 3-RRUR parallel robot is very necessary. First,...Parallel robot is used in many different fields nowadays, but the singularity of 3-RRUR parallel robot is more complicated, so a method to analyze the singularity of the 3-RRUR parallel robot is very necessary. First, the Jacobian matrix was built based on the differential transform method through the transfer matrixes between the poles. The connection between the position parameters and singularity condition was built through the analysis of the Jacobian matrix. Second, the effect on the singularity from the position parameters was analyzed, and then the singularity condition was confirmed. The effect on the singularity condition from position parameters was displayed by the curved surface charts to provide a basic method for the designing of the parallel robot. With this method, the singularity condition could be got when the length of each link is firmed, so it can be judged that if a group of parameters are appropriate or not, and the method also provides warrant for workspace and path planning of the parallel robot.展开更多
The direct use of the determinant of Jacobian matrix being equal to zero for the singularity analysis is generally difficult which is due to complexity of the Jacobian matrix of 6-DOF parallel manipulators,especially ...The direct use of the determinant of Jacobian matrix being equal to zero for the singularity analysis is generally difficult which is due to complexity of the Jacobian matrix of 6-DOF parallel manipulators,especially for Stewart platform.Recently,several scholars make their great contribution to the effective solution of this problem,but neither of them find the right answer.This paper gives a brief analysis of the kinematics of the Stewart platform and derives the Jacobian matrices of the system through the velocity equation.On the basis of the traditional classification of singularities,the second type of singularity is investigated.An assumption of any three of the six variables of the Stewart platform as constant is made,then the analytical expression of singularity locus equation of the second type singularity which contains another three pose variables is obtained.The singularity locus is represented in the three-dimensional space through the derived equation.The correctness and validity of the proposed method are verified through examples.Finally,the singularity analysis of an electric Stewart platform in its desired workspace and reachable workspace is implemented.Thus,one can easily identify whether singularity exists in a given workspace of a Stewart platform and determine whether the existed singularity can be avoided through the proposed method.The proposed method also provides theoretical principle for the design and application of the Stewart platform and has great significance for the trajectory planning and control.展开更多
Singularity analysis is a basic problem of parallel mechanism, and this problem cannot be avoided in both workspace and motion planning. How to express the singularity locus in an analytical form is the research empha...Singularity analysis is a basic problem of parallel mechanism, and this problem cannot be avoided in both workspace and motion planning. How to express the singularity locus in an analytical form is the research emphasis for many researchers for a long time. This paper presents a new method for the singularity analysis of the 6-SPS parallel mechanism. The rotation matrix is described by quaternion, and both the rotation matrix and the coordinate vectors have been expanded to four-dimensional forms. Through analyzing the coupling relationship between the position variables and the orientation variables, utilizing properties of the quaternion, eight equivalent equations can be obtained. A new kind of Jacobian matrix is derived from those equations, and the analytical expression of the singularity locus is obtained by calculating the determinant of the new Jacobian matrix. The singularity analysis of parallel mechanisms, whose moving platform actuated by 6 links and the vertices of both the base and the moving platforms has been placed on a circle respectively, can be solved by this analytical expression.展开更多
基金Supported by National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2009AA04Z207)National Defense Basic Scientific Research Program of China(A2220080252)
文摘Parallel robot is used in many different fields nowadays, but the singularity of 3-RRUR parallel robot is more complicated, so a method to analyze the singularity of the 3-RRUR parallel robot is very necessary. First, the Jacobian matrix was built based on the differential transform method through the transfer matrixes between the poles. The connection between the position parameters and singularity condition was built through the analysis of the Jacobian matrix. Second, the effect on the singularity from the position parameters was analyzed, and then the singularity condition was confirmed. The effect on the singularity condition from position parameters was displayed by the curved surface charts to provide a basic method for the designing of the parallel robot. With this method, the singularity condition could be got when the length of each link is firmed, so it can be judged that if a group of parameters are appropriate or not, and the method also provides warrant for workspace and path planning of the parallel robot.
基金supported by Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of Ministry of Education of China(Grant No.NCET-04-0325)
文摘The direct use of the determinant of Jacobian matrix being equal to zero for the singularity analysis is generally difficult which is due to complexity of the Jacobian matrix of 6-DOF parallel manipulators,especially for Stewart platform.Recently,several scholars make their great contribution to the effective solution of this problem,but neither of them find the right answer.This paper gives a brief analysis of the kinematics of the Stewart platform and derives the Jacobian matrices of the system through the velocity equation.On the basis of the traditional classification of singularities,the second type of singularity is investigated.An assumption of any three of the six variables of the Stewart platform as constant is made,then the analytical expression of singularity locus equation of the second type singularity which contains another three pose variables is obtained.The singularity locus is represented in the three-dimensional space through the derived equation.The correctness and validity of the proposed method are verified through examples.Finally,the singularity analysis of an electric Stewart platform in its desired workspace and reachable workspace is implemented.Thus,one can easily identify whether singularity exists in a given workspace of a Stewart platform and determine whether the existed singularity can be avoided through the proposed method.The proposed method also provides theoretical principle for the design and application of the Stewart platform and has great significance for the trajectory planning and control.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50375071)the Aviation Science Foundation of China (Grant No. H0608-012)Jiangsu Province Graduate Research and Innovation Program of China (Grant No. CX07B-068z)
文摘Singularity analysis is a basic problem of parallel mechanism, and this problem cannot be avoided in both workspace and motion planning. How to express the singularity locus in an analytical form is the research emphasis for many researchers for a long time. This paper presents a new method for the singularity analysis of the 6-SPS parallel mechanism. The rotation matrix is described by quaternion, and both the rotation matrix and the coordinate vectors have been expanded to four-dimensional forms. Through analyzing the coupling relationship between the position variables and the orientation variables, utilizing properties of the quaternion, eight equivalent equations can be obtained. A new kind of Jacobian matrix is derived from those equations, and the analytical expression of the singularity locus is obtained by calculating the determinant of the new Jacobian matrix. The singularity analysis of parallel mechanisms, whose moving platform actuated by 6 links and the vertices of both the base and the moving platforms has been placed on a circle respectively, can be solved by this analytical expression.
