In this papel; a novel spatial three degree-offreedom, that are two degrees of translational freedom and one degree of orientational freedom, parallel manipulator is proposed. The parallel manipulator consists of a base plate, a movable platform, and three non-identical connecting legs. The kinematics problems and velocity equation of the new parallel manipulator are given. Three kincis of sing...

The forward position kinematics (FPK) of a parallel manipulator with new architecture supposed to be used as a moving mechanism in a flight simulator project is discussed in this paper. The closed form solution for the FPK problem of the manipulator is first determined. It has, then, been shown that there are at most 24 solutions for FPK problem. This result has been verified by using other tec...

This paper presents a fast numerical solution for the inverse kinematics of a serial manipulator. The method is implemented on the C-Arm, a manipulator designed for use in robotic surgery. The inverse kinematics solution provides all possible solutions for any six degree-of-freedom serial manipulator, assuming the forward kinematics are known and that it is possible to solve for the remaining j...

This paper proposes an analytical solution for a 5-DOF manipulator to follow a given trajectory while keeping the orientation of one axis in the end-effector frame. The forward kinematics and inverse kinematics for a 5-DOF manipulator are analyzed systemically. The singular problem is discussed after the forward kinematics is provided. For any given reachable position and orientation of the end...

Based on a proven exact method to solve the forward kinematics problem , this article investigates the forward kinematics problem formulation specifically applied to planar parallel manipulators. This first part focuses on the position-based equation systems. The majority of planar tripods can modeled by the 3-RPR parallel manipulator. This manipulator is a tripod constituted by a fixed base an...

The aim of this paper is the kinematic study of a 3-RPR planar parallel manipulator where the three fixed revolute joints are actuated. The direct and inverse kinematic problem as well as the singular configuration is characterized. On parallel singular configurations, the motion produce by the mobile platform can be compared to the Reuleaux straight-line mechanism.

We consider the kinematics of a mobile manipulator that consists of a non-holonomic (or holonomic) mobile platform and a holonomic manipulator mounted atop of the platform. At any fixed time instant and with fixed initial state of the platform these kinematics are viewed as a map from a Hilbert space of controls and manipulator’s joint positions into a taskspace of the mobile manipulator, and c...

This paper presents an algorithm that solves the inverse kinematics problem of all six degrees of freedom manipulators, "general" or "special". A manipulator is represented by a chain of characters that symbolizes the position of prismatic and revolute joints in the manipulator and the special geometry that may exist between its joint axes. One form of the loop closure equation is chosen and th...

This paper deals with the design and analysis of a two-translation and one-rotation (2T1R) mechanism for a novel cooking robot. Firstly the motions involved in stir-fry, the most representative operation in the cooking processes used in Chinese cuisine, are analyzed in details. Then the featured motions are decomposed into four main movements that are used as a design base for a wok motion mech...