A novel intermittent mechanism and low-impact deployment hinge based on intermittent mechanism are presented in this paper. This application is contemplated to lower the impact dramatically at the end of hinge deploym...
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A novel intermittent mechanism and low-impact deployment hinge based on intermittent mechanism are presented in this paper. This application is contemplated to lower the impact dramatically at the end of hinge deployment. The overall deployment process is described and the maximum impact force and angular velocity are derived. The effect of the intermittent motion mechanism on free spring deployable hinges is evaluated by indexes of maximum angular velocity and impact force. Cases are simulated to verify the mechanism design, and results show that the maximum angular velocity and impact force can be decreased by more than 90%.
<正>Background,Motivation and Objective Piezoelectric motors have been seen as successor of the electromagnetic ones in areas such as robot joints,high precision machines,micro robots,and *** exhibit merits of simpl...
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<正>Background,Motivation and Objective Piezoelectric motors have been seen as successor of the electromagnetic ones in areas such as robot joints,high precision machines,micro robots,and *** exhibit merits of simple structure,high torque,quick response,no
This paper presented a novel compliant actuator used for lower limb exoskeletons. The compliant joint consists of a series elastic actuator (SEA) and parallel elastic (PE) unit. SEA has various advantages as the actua...
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This paper presented a novel compliant actuator used for lower limb exoskeletons. The compliant joint consists of a series elastic actuator (SEA) and parallel elastic (PE) unit. SEA has various advantages as the actuator of assistive exoskeletons, such as low output impedance, impact absorption, precise force control and high stability. We designed and fabricated a novel SEA as the primary joint actuator which is compact, adjustable and low-cost. Meanwhile an additional elastic unit is installed in parallel with the SEA to improve energy utilization by storing and releasing energy during motion cycles. An adaptive stable controller is designed to realize the joint following motion to a virtual limb. The algorithm can identify and compensate the undetermined contact stiffness between the joint output and the virtual limb. Finally, the performance of the actuator is evaluated through motion tracking and energy-conservation experiments. Preliminary results indicate the validity of the design and imply its potential usage in lower limb exoskeletons.
A novel features identification method is proposed for mobile robot indoor environment perception. In this paper, firstly, multi-dimensional data space is building based on laser scanner data, in which corner point is...
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A novel features identification method is proposed for mobile robot indoor environment perception. In this paper, firstly, multi-dimensional data space is building based on laser scanner data, in which corner point is located by hypothesis testing theory. Secondly, line segments are obtained and localized by fitting method, which are previously estimated using probability model. At last, experiments verify the efficiency of proposed algorithm in indoor environment.
Virtual Reality(VR) presents a promising future in the field of rehabilitation due toits advantages brought tothe training process as is indicated in many articles and researches. In this paper, we describe a novel me...
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Virtual Reality(VR) presents a promising future in the field of rehabilitation due toits advantages brought tothe training process as is indicated in many articles and researches. In this paper, we describe a novel method in developing a virtual training environment for a 5 degrees of freedom(DOF) upper limb rehabilitation robot which has been designed tohelp provide assistance for patients whosurvive stroke but remain hemiplegic tocomplete rehabilitation exercise. The method involved utilizes ROS(Robot Operating system) and Gazebo(a multi-robot simulator) toset up an interesting virtual scene of daily life in a 3D world tofacilitate the patients tomove their affected arms with synchronous visual feedback and interact with the virtual training task. The control method of human model in the virtual world and the communication mechanism between the host machine which controls movement of the real robot and the master machine which runs the VR will be introduced. Finally, a virtual training environment containing reaching task setin a modern kitchen is presented.
Legged robots have better performance on discontinuous terrain than that of wheeled robots. However, the dynamic trotting and balance control of a quadruped robot is still a challenging problem, especially when the ro...
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Legged robots have better performance on discontinuous terrain than that of wheeled robots. However, the dynamic trotting and balance control of a quadruped robot is still a challenging problem, especially when the robot has multi-joint legs. This paper presents a three-dimensional model of a quadruped robot which has 6 Degrees of Freedom (DOF) on torso and 5 DOF on each leg. On the basis of the Spring-Loaded Inverted Pendulum (SLIP) model, body control algorithm is discussed in the first place to figure out how legs work in 3D trotting. Then, motivated by the principle of joint function separation and introducing certain biological characteristics, two joint coordination approaches are developed to produce the trot and provide balance. The robot reaches the highest speed of 2.0 m.s-1, and keeps balance under 250 Kg.m.s-1 lateral disturbance in the simulations. The effectiveness of these approaches is also verified on a prototype robot which runs to 0.83 m.s-1 on the treadmill, The simulations and experiments show that legged robots have good biological properties, such as the ground reaction force, and spring-like leg behavior.
Pick-and-place of micro-objects is a basic task in various micromanipulation demands. Reliable releasing of micro-objects is usually disturbed due to strong scale effects. This paper focuses on a vacuum micro-gripper ...
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The paper presents a new type of piezostack driven jetting dispenser, which can be applied to dispense high viscosity adhesives in microelectronic packaging process. According to the bond graph technique, a dynamic mo...
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The paper presents a new type of piezostack driven jetting dispenser, which can be applied to dispense high viscosity adhesives in microelectronic packaging process. According to the bond graph technique, a dynamic model and governing equations are derived from integrating the sub-models of the electromechanical part and the fluid part of the dispenser. Based on the proposed model, the jetting dispenser is manufactured, and its performance is then evaluated through both computer simulation and experimental investigation. The results verify the dispenser's jetting ability and the model's validity, and provide support for the design and control studies of the proposed dispenser.
Optimization design for complex pipelines inside electromechanical products is a very difficult task within complex products such as cars, planes, ships and rockets. Thus, an optimization design for complex pipelines ...
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(纸本)9781479941001
Optimization design for complex pipelines inside electromechanical products is a very difficult task within complex products such as cars, planes, ships and rockets. Thus, an optimization design for complex pipelines is proposed based on the flow resistance loss in this paper. The basic framework of the design includes three parts like pre-processing, evalution model and optimization search algorithm. Firstly, Monte Carlo pre-processing model is established to effectively reduce the complexity of the optimizaton design. Also, flow resistance loss model of complex pipelines with branches is constructed to evaluate design. Moreover, a novel particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm is presented to find an approximate optimal design. Finally, the comparison experiments and examples demonstrate that the optimization design is effective and practical.
This paper aims to present an investigation of bifurcation and chaos in a DC-DC boost converter using a discrete-time map. For a discrete-time (iterative) map of the converter, the time series plot and the bifurcation...
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(纸本)9781479925391
This paper aims to present an investigation of bifurcation and chaos in a DC-DC boost converter using a discrete-time map. For a discrete-time (iterative) map of the converter, the time series plot and the bifurcation diagram were drawn. Both these nonlinear analysis tools confirmed that this power electronics circuit exhibits bifurcation patterns and chaotic dynamics. It is also demonstrated that discrete-time modeling approach is valuable in analyzing chaotic behavior. A brief literature review is also reported.
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