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JOURNAL OF MECHANISMS AND ROBOTICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
Volume 15, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
ASME
DOI: 10.1115/1.4056682
Keywords
walking robot; on-structure machining; machining of large structures; parallel robot; 3PRRR; legged robots; manufacturing; mobile robots; parallel platforms; robot design
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This paper presents a novel walking hybrid-kinematics robot with three degrees-of-freedom for on-structure machining of large structures. The robot uses a symmetric 3PRRR parallel mechanism to provide three-dimensional translational manipulation and has rotational and translational walking patterns. The kinematics and dynamics of the robot are derived, simulated, and experimentally verified. The implementation of the robot for on-structure machining tasks is also discussed.
This paper presents a novel walking hybrid-kinematics robot having three degrees-of-freedom for on-structure machining of large structures. A symmetric 3PRRR parallel mechanism having maximally regular properties is used to provide three-dimensional translational manipulation. Three attachment pads are connected to the base of the parallel mechanism through passive spherical joints, whereas multiple attachment pads are connected to the moving platform of the parallel mechanism. A machining task is performed by using a retractable tool holder attached to the parallel mechanism's moving platform. Two walking patterns, namely rotational and translational walking patterns, are defined for the robot. The kinematics of the manipulation and walking motions was derived and simulated. Several schemes to perform multi-step walking motions were also discussed. Subsequently, using an energy-based approach with the Stribeck friction model, the robot's dynamics was modeled and experimentally verified. Finally, an implementation of the robot to perform an on-structure machining task is discussed.
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