• DocumentCode
    2248559
  • Title

    Path trackability and verification for parallel manipulators

  • Author

    Jui, C. K Kevin ; Sun, Qiao

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Manuf. Eng., Calgary Univ., Canada
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    14-19 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    4336
  • Abstract
    Even though parallel manipulators are uncontrollable at force singular positions, our analysis reveals that motion through force singularities may be possible using a path tracking type of approach. This article establishes the condition for trackability of paths in the presence of force singularities, and presents the tools required to verify path trackability. Simulation results of a 2 DOF planar parallel manipulator are shown.
  • Keywords
    manipulator dynamics; path planning; position control; 2 DOF manipulator; force singularities; parallel manipulators; path trackability; path verification; Acceleration; Actuators; Kinematics; Manipulator dynamics; Manufacturing; Motion analysis; Sun; Timing; Tracking; Transmission line matrix methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation, 2003. Proceedings. ICRA '03. IEEE International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7736-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.2003.1242271
  • Filename
    1242271