Title :
Parallel kinematics and PC-based control system for machine tools
Author :
Pritschow, G. ; Tran, T.L.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Control Eng. of Machine Tools & Manuf. Units, Stuttgart Univ., Germany
Abstract :
This paper describes a new machine tool based on parallel link mechanisms. The parallel kinematic machine tool has 3 degrees of freedom and is equipped with linear direct drives. The displacements of the TCP result from linear movements of the link elements with the length of the applied struts held constant. A single processor control system based on PC-hardware has been developed for the parallel manipulator. The controller simultaneously guarantees real time operation and the advantages of a Windows operating system
Keywords :
industrial control; machine tools; manipulator kinematics; microcomputer applications; real-time systems; 3-DOF machine tool; PC-based control system; PC-hardware; TCP displacements; Windows operating system; linear direct drives; link element linear movements; parallel kinematic machine tool; parallel link mechanisms; parallel manipulator; processor control system; real time operation; Computer architecture; Control engineering; Control systems; Costs; Hardware; Kinematics; Machine tools; Manufacturing industries; Pulp manufacturing; Service robots;
Conference_Titel :
Decision and Control, 1998. Proceedings of the 37th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tampa, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4394-8
DOI :
10.1109/CDC.1998.757844
