Dynamic analysis and robust reliability design of pan mechanism for a cooking robot

As a novel service robot, the automatic cooking robot (ACR) has been attracting many people´s attentions. But the existing products still have some disadvantages, especially the quick-return mechanism used as the main mechanism to turn over the pan. There are always large vibrations and noises accompanying with the motions of the quick-return turning-over mechanism. And its stability and reliability which are the important factors influencing the quality of the dishes are not high. Therefore, a proved turning-over mechanism is introduced based on the purpose of vibration and noise reduction. The dynamic analyses of the two turning-over mechanisms are done through Ansys and their low-order natural frequencies and vibration modes are presented in this paper. And it is concluded that the proved mechanism has smaller vibration and noise through the comparison of natural frequencies and integer displacements. Then, the key factors influencing the reliability of the turning-over motion are analyzed through the design and analysis of robust reliability.