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Design of a novel 5-DOF hybrid serial-parallel manipulator and theoretical analysis of its parallel part

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Abstract Parallel mechanisms (PMs) with two rotational degrees-of-freedom (DOF) and one translational DOF (2R1T) have gained much attention, in view of their good comprehensive performance in the field of machine… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Parallel mechanisms (PMs) with two rotational degrees-of-freedom (DOF) and one translational DOF (2R1T) have gained much attention, in view of their good comprehensive performance in the field of machine tools. In this paper, a novel 2R1T 2UPU/SP PM is presented, and a 5-DOF hybrid serial-parallel manipulator is constructed on the basis of this novel PM. First, to better understand typical 2R1T PMs, a type synthesis method in virtue of the inner properties of PMs are investigated; in particular, the construction principles for the 2UPU/SP PM are introduced. Second, as the 2UPU/SP PM belongs to an over-constrained 2R1T PM, the constraint force and torque generated on the moving platform (MP) are analyzed in detail, and the rotational axes of the 2UPU/SP PM are obtained. Third, the kinematics of the 2UPU/SP PM are studied systematically, including position, velocity and acceleration analysis; based on the kinematic model, an inverse dynamic model is established using the virtual work principle method. The analysis of this PM shows that its kinematic and dynamic models are quite simple. To confirm the correctness of the kinematic and dynamic models, numerical simulations are performed. Next, the workspace is drawn using MATLAB and CAD softwares, which makes it possible to visualize it fully. Finally, the dimensional synthesis on the basis of the motion/force transmissibility is analyzed and relatively optimized physical dimensions are obtained. This study will enhance the research applications of PM and establish good theoretical foundations for the application of this novel manipulator.

Keywords: dof hybrid; serial parallel; analysis; parallel manipulator; manipulator; hybrid serial

Journal Title: Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing
Year Published: 2018

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