In this paper, a hybrid model which consists of planar parallel robot with a 2-DOF arm is presented. This manipulator is based on cable parallel robots and a kinematic serial chain is utilized and added to a cable parallel chain. The hybrid manipulator can provide features of both serial and parallel mechanism. Understanding the orientability of the end-effector within this workspace gives a measure of the ability of the robot to perform manipulation tasks. Most underactuated parallel manipulators have a low rotational capability. To overcome it, this paper focuses its attention on a new family of serial-parallel manipulators. The initial goal of this design is to increase the orientability capability of a planar two-cable robot. The kinematic and dynamic analysis of this new type hybrid manipulator is presented. The dynamic modeling is performed by using a combination of Lagrange and Newton-Euler methods. This paper conducts the dynamic trajectory planning study to a novel design for the cable robots. In fact, time optimal trajectory planning is a strategy that is used to verify this new design. Two models are considered in the simulation part. A novel hybrid model is compared to a planar parallel cable robot. It is verified that the proposed design allows significantly reduced actuation energy and improved orientability capability compared to the parallel robot.
Bamdad,M. and Taheri,F. (2015). Improvement of End-effector Orientability Capability in a Serial-parallel Cable Robot. Modares Mechanical Engineering, 15(7), 336-344.
MLA
Bamdad,M. , and Taheri,F. . "Improvement of End-effector Orientability Capability in a Serial-parallel Cable Robot", Modares Mechanical Engineering, 15, 7, 2015, 336-344.
HARVARD
Bamdad M., Taheri F. (2015). 'Improvement of End-effector Orientability Capability in a Serial-parallel Cable Robot', Modares Mechanical Engineering, 15(7), pp. 336-344.
CHICAGO
M. Bamdad and F. Taheri, "Improvement of End-effector Orientability Capability in a Serial-parallel Cable Robot," Modares Mechanical Engineering, 15 7 (2015): 336-344,
VANCOUVER
Bamdad M., Taheri F. Improvement of End-effector Orientability Capability in a Serial-parallel Cable Robot. Modares Mechanical Engineering, 2015; 15(7): 336-344.