This paper focuses on kinematic characteristics of articulated multi-unit wheel type pipe robot system. After establishing the posture model of the robot system in elbow considering wheel dimensions, wheel center coor...
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(纸本)9781467396769
This paper focuses on kinematic characteristics of articulated multi-unit wheel type pipe robot system. After establishing the posture model of the robot system in elbow considering wheel dimensions, wheel center coordinates and corresponding contact point coordinates of each wheel are presented. Based on the posture model, the ratio relations of theoretical angular velocity for each wheel are presented. To confirm the effectiveness of the proposed theoretical analysis, simulation analyses based on virtual prototype technology are performed, and the analysis results with theoretical calculations are basically identical. This provide theoretical basis for the selection of driving mechanism design and control mode of wheel type pipe robot.
A novel active gravity compensation concept is proposed to simulate space on-orbit microgravity environments for free-flying robots on ground. Here, robots are suspended by active-controlled motion path tracking mecha...
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(纸本)9781467391054
A novel active gravity compensation concept is proposed to simulate space on-orbit microgravity environments for free-flying robots on ground. Here, robots are suspended by active-controlled motion path tracking mechanisms through wires to compensate for gravitational forces. Based on the concept, an experimental test bed was designed and fabricated in laboratory to study on-ground kinematic and dynamic behaviors of a free-flying robot. The experimental fabrication contains an active horizontal motion tracking mechanism composed of primary and secondary active rotating arms. An multi-objective optimization method calculating the tension of the wires to minimize torques on robot joints is approved. The tension of the suspension wires is obtained through passive counterweights using pulley mechanisms. The kinematics and dynamics of a 6-DOF free-flying manipulator were calculated in MATLAB and simulated in MSC Adams under three working conditions: zero-gravity, gravity compensation and gravity. The lowest ratio of the torque compensation reached 80%. Agreements between numerical analyses and simulation results confirm the ability of this gravity compensation concept to simulate the kinematic and dynamic behaviors of free-flying manipulator in space.
Around 2020, China is going to build its own space station and to carry out space science research of larger scale. Chinese Space Station (CSS) will operate in orbit for about ten years. This period will provide much ...
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(纸本)9781467391085
Around 2020, China is going to build its own space station and to carry out space science research of larger scale. Chinese Space Station (CSS) will operate in orbit for about ten years. This period will provide much more opportunities to scientists in China after the international space station. The space manipulators as cost-effective, energy-efficient tools supporting humans on extended space missions have played an important role in space exploration, such as aided cabin docking, cargo handling, supporting EVA and carrying out scientific experiments. So an Experiment Module Manipulator (EMM) was proposed for CSS. The principle prototype of the modular joint has been developed as the crucial component of the EMM and passed through the preliminary thermal vacuum test and dynamics environment tests.
This paper presents a multi-DOF and reconfigurable robotic gripper which has three fingers and is easy to control. Every finger of the gripper has three joints that are actuated by two motors. The mechanical gripper s...
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(纸本)9781467391054
This paper presents a multi-DOF and reconfigurable robotic gripper which has three fingers and is easy to control. Every finger of the gripper has three joints that are actuated by two motors. The mechanical gripper structure contains the same three fingers, while every finger can be driven and controlled independently. Based on the four-bar linkage, a model of reconfigurable mechanism is obtained, while input variables can determine the motion and trajectory. The gripper consists of palm, three fingers, rotating base. The first phalange and the second phalange are coupled and driven by first servo motor, while the second DC motor rotate the finger using a type of worm-and-wheel beside the third joint of finger. The third DOF of every finger is not coupled that makes the reconfiguration of the gripper can be obtained by adjusting the orientation of the fingers. Potentiometers integrated in the motors detect rotate angers of every finger in order to measure the rotation of joints for controlling the gripper to adapt to different shapes of the object and determine the final configurations. The gripper is designed to provide the ability of performing industrial tasks involving the grasping of a variety of different sizes of objects. The primary experimental exhibits a good capability to versatile grasping with reduced complexity.
A stereo matching method based on stable support points was proposed to improve its computing speed and disparity accuracy. With the method, a canny edge operator was used to detect the edge points of the image and ac...
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Aiming at the shortage of SIFT algorithm in time comsumption and getting less matching points. On the one hand, the paper improves the original SIFT algorithm, it proposes regional growth algorithm based on SIFT, so y...
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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...
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The work addresses the motion characteristics and singularity of a novel 7-DOF humanoid arm based on parallel manipulating spherical joints. Firstly, according to parallel manipulating spherical joints, the arm is equ...
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(纸本)9781479970995
The work addresses the motion characteristics and singularity of a novel 7-DOF humanoid arm based on parallel manipulating spherical joints. Firstly, according to parallel manipulating spherical joints, the arm is equipped with the better load bearing ability and better anthropomorphic characteristics than the traditional series configuration. Secondly, the complete forward kinematics is derived. Thirdly, the Jacobian matrix and the Jacobian matrix in the force field are obtained through differential transformation method, which is adopted for the singularity analysis in the later part. Finally, the calculation result of the dexterity provides clues for evaluating the manipulator.
Spacecraft docking technology play an important role in the aerospace technology. Due to the spacecraft with variable attitude, so the docking process is complex and variable. Therefore, a comprehensive and systematic...
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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 deploym...
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