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Parallel robot calibration by working mode change

  • Philipp Last
  • , Christoph Budde
  • , Daniel Schütz
  • , Jürgen Hesselbach
  • , Annika Raatz

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Abstract

The positioning accuracy of robotic manipulators can be enhanced by identification and correction of the geometry parameters of the controller model in a way that it best matches the real physical robot. This procedure, denoted as kinematic calibration, is performed by analyzing the difference between conflicting information gained by the kinematic model and corresponding redundant measurement information. Most traditional robot calibration approaches require extra sensors or special constraint fixtures in order to obtain redundancy. This paper proposes a new calibration method that does not require any special calibration equipment, thus being very economical. The presented technique which is designed to be applied to parallel robots is based on a working mode change and incorporates special knowledge about serial singularities. Exemplarily the approach is verified by means of simulation studies on a 3-RRR-structure.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Robot Kinematics
Subtitle of host publicationAnalysis and Design
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages371-380
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9781402049408
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • calibration
  • parallel kinematics
  • singularity
  • working mode

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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