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A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool

Rushworth, Adam; Axinte, Dragos; Raffles, Mark; Cobos-Guzman, Salvador

Authors

Adam Rushworth

DRAGOS AXINTE dragos.axinte@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Manufacturing Engineering

Mark Raffles

Salvador Cobos-Guzman



Abstract

The scope of this paper is to present a novel method of actuating the legs of a walking parallel kinematic machine tool (WalkingHex) such that the upper spherical joint can be actively driven while walking and remain a free, passive joint while performing machining operations. Different concepts for the number of Degrees of Freedom (DoF) and methods for actuating the chosen concept are presented, leading to a description of a three-wire actuated spherical joint arrangement. The inverse kinematics for the actuation mechanism is defined and a control methodology that accounts for the redundantly actuated nature of the mechanism is explored. It is demonstrated that a prototype of the system is capable of achieving a motion position accuracy within 5.64% RMS. Utilising the concept presented in this paper, it is possible to develop a walking robot that is capable of manoeuvring into location and performing precision machining or inspection operations.

Citation

Rushworth, A., Axinte, D., Raffles, M., & Cobos-Guzman, S. (2016). A concept for actuating and controlling a leg of a novel walking parallel kinematic machine tool. Mechatronics, 40, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2016.10.010

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 7, 2016
Online Publication Date Dec 7, 2016
Publication Date Dec 7, 2016
Deposit Date Feb 8, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Mechatronics
Print ISSN 0957-4158
Electronic ISSN 0957-4158
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 40
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechatronics.2016.10.010
Keywords Hexapod; Walking robot; 6-axis milling machine; Robotised machine tool; Leg design
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/836320
Publisher URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957415816301222

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