A discrete state perspective of manipulator workspaces Vorstellungen von diskreten zuständen von manipulator-arbeitsräumen

Sen, D and Mruthyunjaya, TS (1994) A discrete state perspective of manipulator workspaces Vorstellungen von diskreten zuständen von manipulator-arbeitsräumen. In: Mechanism and Machine Theory, 29 (4). 591 -605.

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Abstract

The finite resolution of joint drives or sensors imparts a discrete nature to the joints of a manipulator. Because of this an arbitrary point in the workspace cannot be reached without error even in ideal mechanical environment. This paper investigates the effect of this discrete nature of the joints on the accuracy of performance of a manipulator and develops a method to select the joint states to reach a point with least error. It is shown that the configuration leading to least error cannot, in general, be found from configuration space, especially when there is large variation in the link lengths or joint resolutions or both. The anomaly becomes severe when the gross motion of the end-effector approaches the local resolution of the workspace. The paper also shows how to distinguish two workspaces which may be identical so far as the boundary points are concerned, taking the joint resolutions into account. Finally, the concepts have been extended to define continuous space global and local performance indices for general multi degree of freedom manipulators.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Mechanism and Machine Theory
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	03 Jun 2011 07:25
Last Modified:	03 Jun 2011 07:25
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/36110

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