Module-based method for design and analysis of reconfigurable parallel robots
Module-based method for design and analysis of reconfigurable parallel robots
Fengfeng XI1(), Yuwen LI1, Hongbo WANG2
1. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada; 2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066004, China
This paper presents a method for the design and analysis of reconfigurable parallel robots. The inherent modularity in a parallel robot lends itself as a natural candidate for reconfiguration. By taking the branches as building blocks, many modular parallel robots can be constructed, from which a reconfigurable parallel robot can be realized. Among three types of reconfigurations, namely, geometry morphing, topology morphing, and group morphing, the method presented here is for the last two reconfigurations, thereby advancing the current research that is mainly limited to geometry morphing. It is shown that the module-based method not only provides a systematic way of designing a reconfigurable parallel robot, but also offers a unified modeling for robot analysis. Two examples are provided, one showing the topology morphing and the other showing the group morphing.
Corresponding Author(s):
XI Fengfeng,Email:fengxi@ ryerson.ca
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. Module-based method for design and analysis of reconfigurable parallel robots[J]. Frontiers of Mechanical Engineering, 2011, 6(2): 151-159.
Fengfeng XI, Yuwen LI, Hongbo WANG. Module-based method for design and analysis of reconfigurable parallel robots. Front Mech Eng, 2011, 6(2): 151-159.
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