Tension distribution algorithm for planar mobile cable-driven parallel robots

Tahir Rasheed, Philip Long, David Marquez-Gamez, Stéphane Caro

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Abstract

Cable-Driven Parallel Robots (CDPRs) contain numerous advantages over conventional manipulators mainly due to their large workspace. Reconfigurable Cable-Driven Parallel Robots (RCDPRs) can increase the workspace of classical CDPRs by modifying the geometric architecture based on the task feasibility. This paper introduces a novel concept of RCDPR, which is a Mobile CDPR (MCDPR) mounted on multiple mobile bases allowing the system to autonomously reconfigure the CDPR. A MCDPR composed of two mobile bases and a planar CDPR with four cables and a point mass is studied as an illustrative example. As the mobile bases containing the exit points of the CDPR are not fixed to the ground, the static and dynamic equilibrium of the mobile bases and the moving-platform of the MCDPR are firstly studied. Then, a real time Tentensions onto the mobilesion Distribution Algorithm (TDA) that computes feasible and continuous cable tension distribution while guaranteeing the static stability of mobile bases and the equilibrium of the moving-platform of a n = 2 Degree of Freedom (DoF) CDPR driven by n+2 cables is presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCable-Driven Parallel Robots - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
EditorsTobias Bruckmann, Clement Gosselin, Philippe Cardou, Andreas Pott
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages268-279
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783319614304
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots, CableCon 2017 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: 2 Aug 20174 Aug 2017

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume53
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots, CableCon 2017
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period2/08/174/08/17

Keywords

  • Cable-driven parallel robot
  • Equilibrium
  • Mobile robot
  • Reconfigurability
  • Tension distribution algorithm

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