Operation modes and self-motions of a 2-RUU parallel manipulator

Latifah Nurahmi, Stéphane Caro*, Philippe Wenger

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Abstract

This paper deals with the characterization of the operation modes of the 2-RUU parallel manipulator with an algebraic approach, namely the Study kinematic mapping of the Euclidean group SE(3). The manipulator is described by a set of eight constraint equations and the primary decomposition reveals that the mechanism has three operation modes. The singularity conditions are obtained by deriving the determinant of the Jacobian matrix of the constraint equations with respect to the Study parameters. It is shown that there exist singular configurations in which the 2-RUU manipulator may switch from one operation mode to another operation mode. All the singular configurations are mapped onto the joint space and are geometrically interpreted. Finally, the mechanism may switch from the 1st Schönflies mode to the 2nd Schönflies mode through the additional mode that contains self-motions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent Advances in Mechanism Design for Robotics - Proceedings of the 3rd IFToMM Symposium on Mechanism Design for Robotics, MEDER 2015
EditorsMarco Ceccarelli, Shaoping Bai
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages417-426
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9783319181257
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd IFToMM Symposium on Mechanism Design for Robotics, MEDER 2015 - Aalborg, Denmark
Duration: 2 Jun 20154 Jun 2015

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume33
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Conference

Conference3rd IFToMM Symposium on Mechanism Design for Robotics, MEDER 2015
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityAalborg
Period2/06/154/06/15

Keywords

  • 2-RUU manipulator
  • Operation mode
  • Schönflies motion
  • Self-motion
  • Study parameters

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