This paper presents the dynamic modeling and design of micro motion compliant parallel mechanism with flexible intermediate links and rigid moving platform. Modeling of mechanism is described with closed kinematic loops and the dynamic equations are derived using Lagrange multipliers and Kane’s methods. Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is considered for modeling the intermediate flexible link. Based...

In this paper a novel direct adaptive fuzzy system is proposed to control flexible-joints robot including actuator dynamics. The design includes two interior loops: the inner loop controls the motor position using proposed approach while the outer loop controls the joint angle of the robot using a PID control law. One novelty of this paper is the use of a PSO algorithm for optimizing the contro...

Joint flexibility is a very important factor to consider in the controller design for robot manipulators if high performance is expected. Most of the research works on control of flexible-joint robots in literature have ignored the actuator dynamics to avoid complexity in controller design. The problem of designing nonlinear controller for a class of single-link flexible-joint robot manipulator...

In this paper, a new formulation along with numerical solution for the problem of finding a point-to-point trajectory with maximum load carrying capacities for flexible manipulators is proposed. For rigid manipulators, the major limiting factor in determining the Dynamic Load Carrying Capacity (DLCC) is the joint actuator capacity. The flexibility exhibited by light weight robots or by robots o...

In this paper, we introduce a method that provides a nonlinear noncollocated output for trajectory tracking of a flexible one-link robot. The link is modeled as a finite-order Lagrangian system obtained from truncated modal analysis. This noncollocated output is derived based on viewing a flexible link robot arm as an underactuated mechanical system and then applying an appropriate change of co...

This paper presents development of a dynamic model of a two-link flexible manipulator. An explicit, complete, and accurate nonlinear dynamic model of the system is developed using assumed mode method. The Lagrangian approach is used to derive the dynamic model of the system. Several responses including angular positions and displacements of both links are obtained and analysed.

A new approach to the design of light manipulator arms with long links is proposed in this paper. In contrast with traditional schemes, a flexible link is provided with a special force unloading system (FUS) having electrohydraulic drives. As a result, the static and dynamic errors caused by link structural deflections are minimized. Strategy of control the unloading actuators with measuring st...

The active vibration suppression of a single flexible link manipulator using a piezoelectric actuator is investigated. For this purpose, a finite element (FE) model is developed for the modal and transient analysis of a cantilever beam and a flexible link manipulator. A proportional control strategy is employed in a FE model to adjust the voltage applied to the piezoelectric actuator so as to c...