This book is an attempt to address this wide topic with a multi-disciplinary approach. Nowadays, robotics is developing at a much faster pace than ever in the past, both inside and outside industrial environments. While other publications focus on describing the theoretical basis of robot motion, this book pays special attention to explain the fundamentals through real applications. Thus, it represents a perfect combination for studying this topic along with other theoretical books. Each chapter has been authored by experts in specific areas spanning from the mechanics of machinery to control theory, informatics, mechatronics. Chapters have been divided into two sections. The first one is aiming to give a theoretical background. The second section is focused on applications. This book project can be foreseen as a reference for young professionals/researchers to overview the most significant aspects in robotics.
Author(s): Giuseppe Carbone, Med Amine Laribi
Series: Mechanisms and Machine Science, 123
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 272
City: Cham
Preface
Contents
About the Editors
Fundamentals
1 Historical Backgrounds on Robot Mechanism Design
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Robot Structure and Mechanism Role
1.3 A Short Account of a History of Robot
1.4 Illustrative Examples
1.5 Conclusions
References
2 Mathematical Formulations for Robot Modelling: Serial Versus Parallel Structures
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Modelling of Serial Manipulators
2.3 Parallel Manipulators
2.4 Discussion
2.5 Conclusion
References
3 Simulating Vibrations of Two-Wheeled Self-balanced Robots with Road Excitations by MATLAB
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Quarter Car Model and Simplification for the Two-Wheeled Self-balanced Robots
3.3 The Road Excitation Profiles
3.4 Numeric Solutions to the Simplified Model
3.5 Simulating Vertical Movement of Slow-Motion Tow-Wheeled Self-balanced Robots
3.5.1 Slow Motion Over Narrow Bumps or Dips (L = 0.5 m and a = 0.1 m)
3.5.2 Slow Motion Over Shallow Bumps or Dips (L = 1 m, a = 0.1 m)
3.6 Summary
References
4 Path Planning for Special Robotic Operations
4.1 Path Planning for General-Purpose Applications
4.1.1 Classical Methods
4.1.2 Heuristic and Meta-heuristic Methods
4.2 Application-Specific Path Planning
4.2.1 Path Planning for Automated Guided Vehicles
4.2.2 Path Planning for Medical Applications
4.2.3 Path Planning for Robotic Welding
4.3 Path Planning for Spray Painting Robots
4.3.1 The Problem of Tool Path Generation
4.3.2 Spray Painting Modeling
4.3.3 Path Planning Approaches
4.4 Conclusions
References
5 Robot Design: Optimization Methods and Task-Based Design
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Problem Statement and It’s Formulation
5.3 Optimality Criteria
5.3.1 Workspace
5.3.2 Dexterity
5.3.3 Safety
5.4 Task Specification
5.4.1 Task Description
5.4.2 Task Modelling
5.5 Illustrative Example
5.5.1 Analysis of Medical Gestures by Motion Capture
5.5.2 Data Analysis
5.5.3 Robot Architecture and Kinematic Model
5.5.4 Optimal Design
References
Applications
6 Review: Robots for Inspection and Maintenance of Power Transmission Lines
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Robots for Power Lines Inspection
6.3 Robots for Power Lines Maintenance
6.3.1 Installation of Aircraft Warning Spheres on Overhead Ground Wire
6.3.2 Cleaning High Voltage Cables and Insulator Chains
6.3.3 Installation of Vibration Dampers
6.3.4 Installation of Spacers at High Voltage Cables
6.3.5 Electromagnetic Interference in the Robots Applied to Inspection/Maintenance of Power Transmission
6.4 Discussion
6.5 Conclusions
References
7 Towards Human Activity Recognition Enhanced Robot Assisted Surgery
7.1 Recap of the Development of Medical Robots
7.2 Development and Challenges in Surgical Robots
7.3 Theoretical Potentials for Surgical Robot Development
7.3.1 Advancement of Control Technology in Surgical Robots
7.3.2 Advancement of Sensor Technology in Surgical Robots
7.4 Current Limitations of RAMIS
7.5 Human Activity Recognition Enhanced Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery (HAR-RAMIS)
7.6 Conclusions
References
8 Metamorphic Manipulators
8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 The Application of the Metamorphosis Paradigm to Manipulators
8.1.2 The Beginning—The Notion of Modularity and Reconfigurability
8.1.3 The Need for a Metamorphic Manipulator
8.1.4 The Concept of Metamorphosis on Manipulators
8.1.5 Modelling Metamorphic Manipulators
8.2 Metamorphic Robot Kinematics
8.2.1 A Modular Parametric Analytical Solution for the Kinematics of Metamorphic Serial Manipulators
8.3 Metamorphic Manipulator Dynamics
8.3.1 Lagrange Formulation of the Dynamic Model for a Serial Metamorphic Manipulator
8.4 Design of a Metamorphic Structure
8.4.1 General Design Conditions for Simple Dynamics of Fixed Structure Robots
8.4.2 Dynamic Isotropy Investigation
8.4.3 Evaluation and Synthesis of a Serial Metamorphic Structure
8.5 Conclusions
References
9 Analysis of Redundancy and Elasticity of Actuators in Hopping Control of Bipedal Robot CARL Based on SLIP Model
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Literature Review
9.2.1 Virtual Spring in Robotics
9.2.2 Biomechanics of Human Leg
9.3 Compliant Robotic Leg CARL
9.3.1 Series Elastic Actuators in CARL
9.3.2 Actuation Control
9.4 Hopping Control
9.4.1 Joint Stiffness Calculations
9.5 Hopping Experiment
9.6 Experimental Results
9.6.1 Investigation of Landing Phase
9.6.2 Investigation of Take-Off Phase
9.7 Discussion and Conclusion
References
10 Dynamic Modeling of an Asbestos Removal Mobile Manipulator for Stability Evaluation
10.1 Stability Indices for Mobile Manipulators
10.1.1 Distance Based Indices
10.1.2 Angle Based Indices
10.1.3 Energy Based Indices
10.1.4 Moment Based Indices
10.1.5 Force Based Indices
10.2 Dynamic Modeling of the Asbestos Removal Environment
10.2.1 Need of Dynamic Modeling
10.2.2 Cleaning Environment
10.2.3 Description of Representative Frames
10.3 Modeling of Asbestos Removal Use Case
10.3.1 Evaluation of Reaction Wrench
10.3.2 Cleaning of Frontal Wall
10.3.3 Cleaning of ceiling
10.3.4 Cleaning of Ground
10.3.5 Stability Criteria Based on Zero Moment Point
10.4 Numerical Evaluation of Stability
10.5 Stability Evaluation Using Co-Simulation
10.5.1 Development of Cosimulation Model
10.5.2 Validation of Stability Evaluation Approaches
10.6 Conclusion
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