DocumentCode
2044239
Title
Towards non-hexapod mechanisms for high performance parallel machines
Author
Pierrot, Francois
Author_Institution
LIRMM, CNRS, Montpellier, France
Volume
1
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
229
Abstract
The so-called "hexapods" are extremely popular in the research community, but much less successful in practical industrial uses so far. The paper discusses some reasons that could explain this difference. Alternate solutions, based either on simpler mechanisms or on hybrid mechanisms, are described or recalled. An emphasis is made on some new hybrid mechanisms whose important features are motors rigidly fixed on the base and legs with constant length
Keywords
industrial robots; machine tools; machining; H4 family; high performance parallel machines; hybrid mechanisms; industrial robots; nonhexapod mechanisms; parallel machine-tool; Automotive engineering; Design methodology; Fasteners; Leg; Legged locomotion; Parallel machines; Parallel robots; Prototypes; Service robots; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Electronics Society, 2000. IECON 2000. 26th Annual Confjerence of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Nagoya
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6456-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECON.2000.973155
Filename
973155
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