Compliance error compensation of a robot end-effector with joint stiffness uncertainties for milling: An analytical model
Publication Name
Mechanism and Machine Theory
Abstract
This paper presents an analytical model to compensate for the compliance errors of a Delta parallel robot as the mini robot, which is mounted at the end effector of an articulated robot to form a macro-mini manipulator for milling operations. This model is derived from a passive compliance design with mechanical springs for the robot considering uncertainties in the joint stiffness. The significance of this design is that it allows determining the compliance parameters of the model by analytical formulas. Quantitative criteria, probabilistic error models, and numerical examples with milling-like trajectories are given to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed model. Simulation analysis was performed for the Delta robot that identified the sensitivity of its compliance errors over the workspace. The positioning accuracy reliability of the robot was improved with the model, particularly its deflection accuracy along a prescribed trajectory was theoretically increased by 82.6 percent under an estimated process force. Lastly, the amplification of the compliance errors was diminished when the standard deviation of the joint stiffness was varied.
Open Access Status
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Volume
170
Article Number
104717
Funding Number
MOST 110-2222-E-167-004
Funding Sponsor
Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan