• DocumentCode
    414397
  • Title

    A rotary parallel manipulator: modeling and workspace analysis

  • Author

    Janabi-Sharifi, F. ; Shchokin, B.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mech. & Ind. Eng., Ryerson Univ., Toronto, Ont., Canada
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    April 26-May 1, 2004
  • Firstpage
    3671
  • Abstract
    In this paper, a class of parallel manipulators known as Rotary Positioners (RP) will be analyzed. A Rotary Positioner is actuated by six circular motors on the circular base and does not involve any prismatic joint. Therefore, it has constant length limbs. A model of an RP is presented. The constraints related to passive joints and links interference are formulated and the workspace of a normalized RP is computed accordingly. The optimal combination of the main parameters for maximizing the workspace volume of the RP is also given.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic actuators; manipulator kinematics; servomotors; circular motors; electromagnetic actuators; modeling; passive joints interference; passive links interference; rotary parallel manipulator; rotary positioners; workspace analysis; Actuators; Arm; Commercialization; Industrial engineering; Interference constraints; Kinematics; Manipulators; Robotics and automation; Service robots; Servomotors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1050-4729
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8232-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1308829
  • Filename
    1308829