7 accepted papers
Rescue robotics sets high requirements to perception algorithms due to the unstructured and potentially vision-denied environments. Pivoting Frequency-Modulated Continuous Wave radars are an emerging sensing modality for SLAM in this kind of environment. However, the complex noise characteristics of…
This contribution demonstrates the usage of fold-based joints to create a novel 3 DoF 3R(RPaR) parallel robot design. Multiple folding mechanisms are introduced, fulfilling the function of revolute, prismatic, and spherical joints. Folding mechanisms are here tested regarding their applicability in…
The increasing energy consumption within the industrial sector causes great concerns among numerous countries. Accordingly, an extensive reorientation towards an energy-efficient facility and processes design is essential for innovative production systems. In terms of automated object manipulation,…
More than thirty years after the initial concepts, commercial Delta and Delta-like robots serve a niche market for high-speed pick-and-place applications. Expired patents and new fields of application have led to increased research and innovative designs. By functionally extending the original trans
Future production systems must meet the continual demands for improved productivity and energy efficiency. Being flexible and adaptable, reconfigurable systems offer great opportunities to face these challenges. Against this background, this letter is concerned with the reconfiguration planning of D
Spatial object manipulation is typically accomplished by parallel kinematic manipulators (PKM), whose number of actuators is equal to the required number of degrees of freedom. In order to improve the performance and reliability of PKM, their basic configuration can be extended by redundant actuator
As a result of high precision and excellent dynamic properties parallel kinematic machines (PKM) are particularly suited for high-speed and high-accuracy object handling. To optimize the design of such PKM, only kinetostatic analysis is not sufficient. Additionally, dynamic properties should be take…