Soft cable-driven systems have been employed in many assembled mechanisms, such as industrial robots, parallel kinematic mechanism machines, medical devices, and humaniform hands. A pre-stretching process is necessary...Soft cable-driven systems have been employed in many assembled mechanisms, such as industrial robots, parallel kinematic mechanism machines, medical devices, and humaniform hands. A pre-stretching process is necessary to guarantee the quality of cable-driven systems during the assembly process. However, the stress relaxation of cables becomes a critical concern during long-term operation. This study investigates the effects of non-uniform deformation and long-term stress relaxation of the driven cables owing to moving parts in the system. A simple closed-loop cable-driven system is built and an alternating load is applied to it to replicate the operation of transmission cables. Under different experimental conditions, the cable tension is recorded and the boundary data are selected to be curve-fitted. Based on the fitted results, a formula is presented to estimate the stress relaxation of cables to evaluate the assembly performance. Further experimental results show that the stress relaxation is mainly caused by cable creep and the assembly procedure. To remove the influence of the assembly procedure, a modified pre-stretching assembly method based on the stress relaxation theory is proposed and verification experiments are performed. Finally, the assembly performance is optimized using a cable-driven surgical robot as an example. This paper proposes a dual stretching method instead of the pre-stretching method to assemble the cable-driven system to improve its performance and prolong its service life.展开更多
Cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs)use cables instead of the rigid limbs of traditional parallel robots,thus processing a large potential workspace,easy to assemble and disassemble characteristics,and with application...Cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs)use cables instead of the rigid limbs of traditional parallel robots,thus processing a large potential workspace,easy to assemble and disassemble characteristics,and with applications in numerous fields.However,owing to the influence of cable flexibility and nonlinear friction,model uncertainties are di cult to eliminate from the control design.Hence,in this study,the model uncertainties of CDPRs are first analyzed based on a brief introduction to related research.Control strategies for CDPRs with model uncertainties are then reviewed.The advantages and disadvantages of several control strategies for CDPRS are discussed through traditional control strategies with kinematic and dynamic uncertainties.Compared with these traditional control strategies,deep reinforcement learning and model predictive control have received widespread attention in recent years owing to their model independence and recursive feasibility with constraint limits.A comprehensive review and brief analysis of current advances in these two control strategies for CDPRs with model uncertainties are presented,concluding with discussions regarding development directions.展开更多
Cable-driven soft robots exhibit complex deformations,making state estimation challenging.Hence,this paper develops a multi-sensor fusion approach using a gradient descent strategy to estimate the weighting coefficien...Cable-driven soft robots exhibit complex deformations,making state estimation challenging.Hence,this paper develops a multi-sensor fusion approach using a gradient descent strategy to estimate the weighting coefficients.These coefficients combine measurements from proprioceptive sensors,such as resistive flex sensors,to determine the bending angle.Additionally,the fusion strategy adopted provides robust state estimates,overcoming mismatches between the flex sensors and soft robot dimensions.Furthermore,a nonlinear differentiator is introduced to filter the differentiated sensor signals to address noise and irrational values generated by the Analog-to-Digital Converter.A rational polynomial equation is also introduced to compensate for temperature drift exhibited by the resistive flex sensors,which affect the accuracy of state estimation and control.The processed multi-sensor data is then utilized in an improved PD controller for closed-loop control of the soft robot.The controller incorporates the nonlinear differentiator and drift compensation,enhancing tracking performance.Experimental results validate the effectiveness of the integrated approach,demonstrating improved tracking accuracy and robustness compared to traditional PD controllers.展开更多
For the process of multi-robot collaboration to lift the same lifted object by flexible cables,the existing collision detection algorithm of cables between the environmental obstacles has the problem of misjudgment an...For the process of multi-robot collaboration to lift the same lifted object by flexible cables,the existing collision detection algorithm of cables between the environmental obstacles has the problem of misjudgment and omission.In this work,the collision detection of cable vector was studied,and the purpose of collision detection was realized by algorithm.Considering the characteristics of cables themselves,based on oriented bounding box theory,the cable optimization model and environmental obstacle model were established,and a new basic geometric collision detection model was proposed.Then a fast cable vector collision detection algorithm and an optimization principle were proposed.Finally,the rationality of the cable collision detection model and the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm were verified by simulation.Simulation results show that the proposed method can meet the requirements of the fast detection and the accuracy in complex virtual environment.The results lay a foundation for obstacle avoidance motion planning of system.展开更多
Cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs) are categorized as a type of parallel manipulators. In CDPRs, flexible cables are used to take the place of rigid links. The particular property of cables provides CDPRs several adv...Cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs) are categorized as a type of parallel manipulators. In CDPRs, flexible cables are used to take the place of rigid links. The particular property of cables provides CDPRs several advantages, including larger workspaces, higher payload-to-weight ratio and lower manufacturing costs rather than rigid-link robots. In this paper, the history of the development of CDPRs is introduced and several successful latest application cases of CDPRs are presented. The theory development of CDPRs is introduced focusing on design, performance analysis and control theory. Research on CDPRs gains wide attention and is highly motivated by the modern engineering demand for large load capacity and workspace. A number of exciting advances in CDPRs are summarized in this paper since it is proposed in the 1980 s, which points to a fruitful future both in theory and application. In order to meet the increasing requirements of robot in different areas, future steps foresee more in-depth research and extension applications of CDPRs including intelligent control, composite materials, integrated and reconfigurable design.展开更多
The theoretical research of cable-driven mechanisms is developed with its broad applications. The first prototype of cable-driven mechanisms is RoboCrane, which was developed by the National Institute of Standards and...The theoretical research of cable-driven mechanisms is developed with its broad applications. The first prototype of cable-driven mechanisms is RoboCrane, which was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology （NIST）. Then many excellent properties were developed and they have a variety of applications such as aerospace, aircraft and automobile industries [1]. Example application for RoboCrane in the field of aircraft mainte- nance is equipped with a quick-change mechanism to remove the robot arm remotely.展开更多
This article introduces a cable-driven lower limb rehabilitation robot with movable distal anchor points(M-CDLR).The traditional cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs)control the moving platform by changing the length of...This article introduces a cable-driven lower limb rehabilitation robot with movable distal anchor points(M-CDLR).The traditional cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs)control the moving platform by changing the length of cables,M-CDLR can also adjust the position of the distal anchor point when the moving platform moves.The M-CDLR this article proposed has gait and single-leg training modes,which correspond to the plane and space motion of the moving platform,respectively.After introducing the system structure configuration,the generalized kinematics and dynamics of M-CDLR are established.The fully constrained CDPRs can provide more stable rehabilitation training than the under-constrained one but requires more cables.Therefore,a motion planning method for the movable distal anchor point of M-CDLR is proposed to realize the theoretically fully constrained with fewer cables.Then the expected trajectory of the moving platform is obtained from the motion capture experiment,and the motion planning of M-CDLR under two training modes is simulated.The simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed motion planning method.This study serves as a basic theoretical study of the structure optimization and control strategy of M-CDLR.展开更多
The solution of tension distributions is infinite for cable-driven parallel manipulators（CDPMs） with redundant cables. A rapid optimization method for determining the optimal tension distribution is presented. The n...The solution of tension distributions is infinite for cable-driven parallel manipulators（CDPMs） with redundant cables. A rapid optimization method for determining the optimal tension distribution is presented. The new optimization method is primarily based on the geometry properties of a polyhedron and convex analysis. The computational efficiency of the optimization method is improved by the designed projection algorithm, and a fast algorithm is proposed to determine which two of the lines are intersected at the optimal point. Moreover, a method for avoiding the operating point on the lower tension limit is developed. Simulation experiments are implemented on a six degree-of-freedom（6-DOF） CDPM with eight cables, and the results indicate that the new method is one order of magnitude faster than the standard simplex method. The optimal distribution of tension distribution is thus rapidly established on real-time by the proposed method.展开更多
An assessment of the human motion repeatability for three selected Activities of Daily Living(ADL)is performed in this paper.These exercises were prescribed by an occupational therapist for the upper limb rehabilitati...An assessment of the human motion repeatability for three selected Activities of Daily Living(ADL)is performed in this paper.These exercises were prescribed by an occupational therapist for the upper limb rehabilitation.The movement patterns of five participants,recorded using a Qualisys motion capture system,are compared based on the Analysis of Variance(ANOVA)method.This survey is motivated by the need to find the appropriate task workspace of a 6-degrees of freedom cable-driven parallel robot for upper limb rehabilitation,which is able to reproduce the three selected exercises.This comparison is performed to justify,whether or not,there is enough similarity between the participants’gestures,and so a single reference trajectory can be adopted as the robot-prescribed workspace.Using the results of the comparative study,an optimization process of the sought robot design is carried out,where the structure size and the cable tensions simultaneously minimized.展开更多
A cable-driven redundant manipulator has significant potential in confined space applications, such as environmental exploration, equipment monitoring, or maintenance. A traditional design requires 3N driving motors/c...A cable-driven redundant manipulator has significant potential in confined space applications, such as environmental exploration, equipment monitoring, or maintenance. A traditional design requires 3N driving motors/cables to supply 2N degrees of freedom(DOF) movement ability.The number of motors is 1.5 times that of the joints’ DOF, increasing the hardware cost and the complexity of the kinematics, dynamics, and control. This study develops a novel redundant space manipulator with decoupled cable-driven joints and segmented linkages. It is a 1680 mm continuum manipulator with eight DOF, consisting of four segmented linkages driven by eight motors/pairs of cables. Each segment has two equivalent DOF, which are realized by four quaternion joints synchronously driven by two linkage cables. The linkage cables of adjacent joints are symmetrically decoupled and offset at 180°. This design allows equal-angle movement of all the joints of each segment. Moreover, each decoupling driving mechanism is designed based on a pulley block composed of two fixed and movable pulleys. The two movable pulleys realize the opposite but equidistant motions of the two driving cables, i.e., pulling and loosening, assuring symmetrical movements of the two driving cables of each segment. Consequently, the equivalent 2N-DOF joints are driven only by 2N motors, significantly reducing the hardware cost and simplifying the mapping relationship between the motor angle/cable length and the joint angle. Furthermore, the bending range of each segment could reach 360°, which is three times that of a traditional design. Finally, a prototype has been developed and experimented with to verify the performance of the proposed mechanism and the corresponding algorithms.展开更多
An underconstrained cable-driven parallel robot(CDPR)suspension system was designed for a virtual flight testing(VFT)model.This mechanism includes two identical upper and lower kinematic chains,each of which comprises...An underconstrained cable-driven parallel robot(CDPR)suspension system was designed for a virtual flight testing(VFT)model.This mechanism includes two identical upper and lower kinematic chains,each of which comprises a cylindrical pair,rotating pair,and cable parallelogram.The model is pulled via two cables at the top and bottom and fixed by a yaw turntable,which can realize free coupling and decoupling with three rotational degrees of freedom of the model.First,the underconstrained CDPR suspension system of the VFT model was designed according to the mechanics theory,the degrees of freedom were verified,and the support platform was optimized to realize the coincidence between the model’s center of mass and the rotation center of the mechanism during the motion to ensure the stability of the support system.Finally,kinematic and dynamical modeling of the underconstrained CDPR suspension system was conducted;the system stiffness and stability criteria were deduced.Thus,the modeling of an underconstrained,reconfigurable,passively driven CDPR was understood comprehensively.Furthermore,dynamic simulations and experiments were used to verify that the proposed system meets the support requirements of the wind tunnel-based VFT model.This study serves as the foundation for subsequent wind tunnel test research on identifying the aerodynamic parameters of aircraft models,and also provides new avenues for the development of novel support methods for thewind tunnel testmodel.展开更多
This article proposes a novel method for maintaining the trajectory of an aerial manipulator by utilizing a fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode(FNTSM)manifold and a linear extended state observer(LESO).The develope...This article proposes a novel method for maintaining the trajectory of an aerial manipulator by utilizing a fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode(FNTSM)manifold and a linear extended state observer(LESO).The developed controlmethod applies an FNTSMto ensure the tracking performance’s control accuracy,and an LESO to estimate the system’s unmodeled dynamics and external disturbances.Additionally,an improved salp swarm algorithm(ISSA)is employed to parameter tune the suggested controller by integrating the salp swarmtechnique with a cloud model.This approach also uses a model-free scheme to reduce the complexity of controller design without relying on complex and precise dynamics models.The simulation results show that the proposed controller outperforms linear active rejection disturbance control and PID controllers in terms of transient performance and resilience against lumped disturbances,and the ISSA can help the proposed controller find optimal control parameters.展开更多
With the increasing demand for interactive aerial operations,the application of aerial manipulators is becoming more promising.However,there are a few critical problems on how to improve the energetic efficiency and p...With the increasing demand for interactive aerial operations,the application of aerial manipulators is becoming more promising.However,there are a few critical problems on how to improve the energetic efficiency and pose control of the aerialmanipulator forpractical application.In this paper,a novel cable-drivenaerialmanipulatorused for remote water sampling is proposed and then its rigid-flexible coupling dynamics model is constructed which takes joint flexibility into account.To achieve high precision joint position tracking under lumped disturbances,a newly controller,which consists of three parts:linear extended state observer,adaptive super-twisting strategy,and fractional-order nonsingular terminal sliding mode control,is proposed.The linear extended state observer is adopted to approximate unmeasured states and unknown lumped disturbances and achieve model-free control structure.The adaptive super-twisting strategy and fractional-order nonsingular terminal sliding mode control are combined together to achieve good control performance and counteract chattering problem.The Lyapunovmethod is utilized to prove the overall stability and convergence of the system.Lastly,various visualization simulations and ground experiments are conducted,verifying the effectiveness of our strategy,and all outcomes demonstrate its superiorities over the existing control strategies.展开更多
The number of people with abnormal gait in China has been increasing for years.Compared with traditional methods,lower limb rehabilitation robots which address problems such as longstanding human guidance may cause fa...The number of people with abnormal gait in China has been increasing for years.Compared with traditional methods,lower limb rehabilitation robots which address problems such as longstanding human guidance may cause fatigue,and the training is lacking scientific and intuitive monitoring data.However,typical rigid rehabilitation robots are always meeting drawbacks like the enormous weight,the limitation of joint movement,and low comfort.The purpose of this research is to design a cable-driven flexible exoskeleton robot to assist in rehabilitation training of patients who have abnormal gait due to low-level hemiplegia or senility.The system consists of a PC terminal,a Raspberry Pi,and the actuator structure.Monitoring and training are realized through remote operation and interactive interface simultaneously.We designed an integrated and miniaturized driving control box.Inside the box,two driving cables on customized pulley-blocks with different radii can retract/release by one motor after transmitting the target position to the Raspberry Pi from the PC.The force could be transferred to the flexible suit to aid hip flexion and ankle plantar flexion.Furthermore,the passive elastic structure was intended to assist ankle dorsiflexion.We also adopted the predictable admittance controller,which uses the Prophet algorithm to predict the changes in the next five gait cycles from the current ankle angular velocity and obtain the ideal force curve through a functional relationship.The admittance controller can realize the desired force following.Finally,we finished the performance test and the human-subject experiment.Experimental data indicate that the exoskeleton can meet the basic demand of multi-joint assistance and improve abnormal postures.Meanwhile,it can increase the range of joint rotation and eliminate asymmetrical during walking.展开更多
Rehabilitation is the most effective way to reduce motor impairments in post-stroke patients.This process demands several hours with a specialized therapist.Given resources and personnel shortages,the literature repor...Rehabilitation is the most effective way to reduce motor impairments in post-stroke patients.This process demands several hours with a specialized therapist.Given resources and personnel shortages,the literature reports a high interest in robotic assisted rehabilitation solutions.Recently,cable-driven robotic architectures are attracting significant research interest for post-stroke rehabilitation.However,the existing cable-driven robots are mostly unilateral devices allowing the rehabilitation only of the most affected limb.This leaves unaddressed the rehabilitation of bimanual activities,which are predominant within the common Activities of Daily Living(ADL).Thus,this paper presents a specific novel design to achieve bimanual rehabilitation tasks that has been named as BiCAR robot.Specifically,this paper provides a full insight on the BiCAR system as well as on its dedicated developed software BiEval.In particular,BiEval software has been developed as based on a serious game strategy and a virtual reality environment to track the patient exercising duration,motion ranges,speeds,and forces over time for achieving a quantitative assessment of the rehabilitation progress.Finally,the paper presents the BiCAR/BiEval capabilities by referring to a pilot Randomized Controlled Trial(RCT).The clinical trials have been used to validate the BiCAR/BiEval in terms of engineering feasibility and user acceptance to achieve an innovative cost-oriented integrated hardware/software device for the bimanual assistive rehabilitation of post-stroke patients.展开更多
This paper presents a new design of CADEL,a cable-driven elbow-assisting device,with light weighting and control improvements.The new device design is appropriate to be more portable and user-oriented solution,present...This paper presents a new design of CADEL,a cable-driven elbow-assisting device,with light weighting and control improvements.The new device design is appropriate to be more portable and user-oriented solution,presenting additional facilities with respect to the original design.One of potential benefits of improved portability can be envisaged in the possibility of house and hospital usage keeping social distancing while allowing rehabilitation treatments even during a pandemic spread.Specific attention has been devoted to design main mechatronic components by developing specific kinematics models.The design process includes an implementation of specific control hardware and software.The kinematic model of the new design is formulated and features are evaluated through numerical simulations and experimental tests.An evaluation from original design highlights the proposed improvements mainly in terms of comfort,portability and user-oriented operation.展开更多
The use of space robots(SRs)for on-orbit services(OOSs)has been a hot research topic in recent years.However,the space unstructured environment(i.e.:confined spaces,multiple obstacles,and strong radiation interference...The use of space robots(SRs)for on-orbit services(OOSs)has been a hot research topic in recent years.However,the space unstructured environment(i.e.:confined spaces,multiple obstacles,and strong radiation interference)has greatly restricted the application of SRs.The coupled active-passive multilink cable-driven space robot(CAP-MCDSR)has the characteristics of slim body,flexible movement,and electromechanical separation,which is very suitable for extreme space environments.However,the dynamic and stiffness modeling of CAP-MCDSRs is challenging,due to the complex coupling among the active cables,passive cables,joints,and the end-effector.To deal with these problems,this paper proposes a workspace,stiffness analysis and design optimization method for such type of MCDSRs.Firstly,the multi-coupling kinematics relationships among the joint,cables and the end-effector are established.Based on hybrid series-parallel characteristics,the improved coupled active–passive(CAP)dynamic equation is derived.Then,the maximum workspace,the maximum stiffness,and the minimum cable tension are resolved,among them,the overall stiffness is the superposition of the stiffness produced by the active and the passive cable.Furthermore,the workspace,the stiffness,and the cable tension are analyzed by using the nonlinear optimization method(NOPM).Finally,an 8-DOF CAP-MCDSR experiment system is built to verify the proposed modeling and trajectory tracking methods.The proposed modeling and analysis results are very useful for practical space applications,such as designing a new CAP-MCDSR,or utilizing an existing CAP-MCDSR system.展开更多
A cable-driven redundant manipulator(CDRM)characterized by redundant degrees of freedom and a lightweight,slender design can perform tasks in confined and restricted spaces efficiently.However,the complex multistage c...A cable-driven redundant manipulator(CDRM)characterized by redundant degrees of freedom and a lightweight,slender design can perform tasks in confined and restricted spaces efficiently.However,the complex multistage coupling between drive cables and passive joints in CDRM leads to a challenging dynamic model with difficult parameter identification,complicating the efforts to achieve accurate modeling and control.To address these challenges,this paper proposes a dynamic modeling and adaptive control approach tailored for CDRM systems.A multilevel kinematic model of the cable-driven redundant manipulator is presented,and a screw theory is employed to represent the cable tension and cable contact forces as spatial wrenches,which are equivalently mapped to joint torque using the principle of virtual work.This approach simplifies the mapping process while maintaining the integrity of the dynamic model.A recursive method is used to compute cable tension section-by-section for enhancing the efficiency of inverse dynamics calculations and meeting the high-frequency demands of the controller,thereby avoiding large matrix operations.An adaptive control method is proposed building on this foundation,which involves the design of a dynamic parameter adaptive controller in the joint space to simplify the linearization process of the dynamic equations along with a closed-loop controller that incorporates motor parameters in the driving space.This approach improves the control accuracy and dynamic performance of the CDRM under dynamic uncertainties.The accuracy and computational efficiency of the dynamic model are validated through simulations,and the effectiveness of the proposed control method is demonstrated through control tests.This paper presents a dynamic modeling and adaptive control approach for CDRM to enhance accuracy and performance under dynamic uncertainties.展开更多
Cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs)have advantages of larger workspace and load capacity than conventional parallel robots while existing interference problems among cables,workpieces and the end-effector.In order to ...Cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs)have advantages of larger workspace and load capacity than conventional parallel robots while existing interference problems among cables,workpieces and the end-effector.In order to avoid collision and improve the flexibility of the robots,this study proposes a reconfigurable cable-driven parallel robot(RCDPR)having characteristics of large load-to-weight ratio,easy modularity and variable stiffness.Adjustable brackets are connected to the moving platform to adjust the position of the pull-out point with the movement of the end-effector.In addition,a variable stiffness actuator(VSA)accompanied by finite element analysis is designed to optimize the cable tension to adapt different task requirements.Firstly,a new idea of reconfiguration is given,and an inverse kinematic model is established using the vector closure principle to derive its inverse kinematic expressions focusing on one of the configurations.Second,the VSA is attached to each cable to achieve stiffness adjustment,and the system stiffness is derived in detail.Finally,the rationality and accuracy of the robot are verified through numerical analysis,providing a reference for subsequent trajectory planning with implications.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51290293,51520105006)National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFC0110401)
文摘Soft cable-driven systems have been employed in many assembled mechanisms, such as industrial robots, parallel kinematic mechanism machines, medical devices, and humaniform hands. A pre-stretching process is necessary to guarantee the quality of cable-driven systems during the assembly process. However, the stress relaxation of cables becomes a critical concern during long-term operation. This study investigates the effects of non-uniform deformation and long-term stress relaxation of the driven cables owing to moving parts in the system. A simple closed-loop cable-driven system is built and an alternating load is applied to it to replicate the operation of transmission cables. Under different experimental conditions, the cable tension is recorded and the boundary data are selected to be curve-fitted. Based on the fitted results, a formula is presented to estimate the stress relaxation of cables to evaluate the assembly performance. Further experimental results show that the stress relaxation is mainly caused by cable creep and the assembly procedure. To remove the influence of the assembly procedure, a modified pre-stretching assembly method based on the stress relaxation theory is proposed and verification experiments are performed. Finally, the assembly performance is optimized using a cable-driven surgical robot as an example. This paper proposes a dual stretching method instead of the pre-stretching method to assemble the cable-driven system to improve its performance and prolong its service life.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51525504)。
文摘Cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs)use cables instead of the rigid limbs of traditional parallel robots,thus processing a large potential workspace,easy to assemble and disassemble characteristics,and with applications in numerous fields.However,owing to the influence of cable flexibility and nonlinear friction,model uncertainties are di cult to eliminate from the control design.Hence,in this study,the model uncertainties of CDPRs are first analyzed based on a brief introduction to related research.Control strategies for CDPRs with model uncertainties are then reviewed.The advantages and disadvantages of several control strategies for CDPRS are discussed through traditional control strategies with kinematic and dynamic uncertainties.Compared with these traditional control strategies,deep reinforcement learning and model predictive control have received widespread attention in recent years owing to their model independence and recursive feasibility with constraint limits.A comprehensive review and brief analysis of current advances in these two control strategies for CDPRs with model uncertainties are presented,concluding with discussions regarding development directions.
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62103039,62073030)the Joint Fund of Ministry of Education for Equipment Pre-Research(8091B03032303).
文摘Cable-driven soft robots exhibit complex deformations,making state estimation challenging.Hence,this paper develops a multi-sensor fusion approach using a gradient descent strategy to estimate the weighting coefficients.These coefficients combine measurements from proprioceptive sensors,such as resistive flex sensors,to determine the bending angle.Additionally,the fusion strategy adopted provides robust state estimates,overcoming mismatches between the flex sensors and soft robot dimensions.Furthermore,a nonlinear differentiator is introduced to filter the differentiated sensor signals to address noise and irrational values generated by the Analog-to-Digital Converter.A rational polynomial equation is also introduced to compensate for temperature drift exhibited by the resistive flex sensors,which affect the accuracy of state estimation and control.The processed multi-sensor data is then utilized in an improved PD controller for closed-loop control of the soft robot.The controller incorporates the nonlinear differentiator and drift compensation,enhancing tracking performance.Experimental results validate the effectiveness of the integrated approach,demonstrating improved tracking accuracy and robustness compared to traditional PD controllers.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51265021 and 51965032)the Gansu Provincial Department of Education:Excellent Graduate Student“Innovation Star"Project(No.2022CXZX-571)。
文摘For the process of multi-robot collaboration to lift the same lifted object by flexible cables,the existing collision detection algorithm of cables between the environmental obstacles has the problem of misjudgment and omission.In this work,the collision detection of cable vector was studied,and the purpose of collision detection was realized by algorithm.Considering the characteristics of cables themselves,based on oriented bounding box theory,the cable optimization model and environmental obstacle model were established,and a new basic geometric collision detection model was proposed.Then a fast cable vector collision detection algorithm and an optimization principle were proposed.Finally,the rationality of the cable collision detection model and the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm were verified by simulation.Simulation results show that the proposed method can meet the requirements of the fast detection and the accuracy in complex virtual environment.The results lay a foundation for obstacle avoidance motion planning of system.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51605126,51575150,91748109)
文摘Cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs) are categorized as a type of parallel manipulators. In CDPRs, flexible cables are used to take the place of rigid links. The particular property of cables provides CDPRs several advantages, including larger workspaces, higher payload-to-weight ratio and lower manufacturing costs rather than rigid-link robots. In this paper, the history of the development of CDPRs is introduced and several successful latest application cases of CDPRs are presented. The theory development of CDPRs is introduced focusing on design, performance analysis and control theory. Research on CDPRs gains wide attention and is highly motivated by the modern engineering demand for large load capacity and workspace. A number of exciting advances in CDPRs are summarized in this paper since it is proposed in the 1980 s, which points to a fruitful future both in theory and application. In order to meet the increasing requirements of robot in different areas, future steps foresee more in-depth research and extension applications of CDPRs including intelligent control, composite materials, integrated and reconfigurable design.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51575150)
文摘The theoretical research of cable-driven mechanisms is developed with its broad applications. The first prototype of cable-driven mechanisms is RoboCrane, which was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology （NIST）. Then many excellent properties were developed and they have a variety of applications such as aerospace, aircraft and automobile industries [1]. Example application for RoboCrane in the field of aircraft mainte- nance is equipped with a quick-change mechanism to remove the robot arm remotely.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant Number:52175006.
文摘This article introduces a cable-driven lower limb rehabilitation robot with movable distal anchor points(M-CDLR).The traditional cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs)control the moving platform by changing the length of cables,M-CDLR can also adjust the position of the distal anchor point when the moving platform moves.The M-CDLR this article proposed has gait and single-leg training modes,which correspond to the plane and space motion of the moving platform,respectively.After introducing the system structure configuration,the generalized kinematics and dynamics of M-CDLR are established.The fully constrained CDPRs can provide more stable rehabilitation training than the under-constrained one but requires more cables.Therefore,a motion planning method for the movable distal anchor point of M-CDLR is proposed to realize the theoretically fully constrained with fewer cables.Then the expected trajectory of the moving platform is obtained from the motion capture experiment,and the motion planning of M-CDLR under two training modes is simulated.The simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed motion planning method.This study serves as a basic theoretical study of the structure optimization and control strategy of M-CDLR.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51275500)Research Project of State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration(Grant No.MSV201502)+1 种基金USTC-COOGOO Robotics Research Center(Grant No.2015)Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.2012321)
文摘The solution of tension distributions is infinite for cable-driven parallel manipulators（CDPMs） with redundant cables. A rapid optimization method for determining the optimal tension distribution is presented. The new optimization method is primarily based on the geometry properties of a polyhedron and convex analysis. The computational efficiency of the optimization method is improved by the designed projection algorithm, and a fast algorithm is proposed to determine which two of the lines are intersected at the optimal point. Moreover, a method for avoiding the operating point on the lower tension limit is developed. Simulation experiments are implemented on a six degree-of-freedom（6-DOF） CDPM with eight cables, and the results indicate that the new method is one order of magnitude faster than the standard simplex method. The optimal distribution of tension distribution is thus rapidly established on real-time by the proposed method.
基金supported by the"PHC Utiquc"program of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Higher Education,Research and Innovation and the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.P.n°19G1121the support of the Erasmus+KA 107 program.
文摘An assessment of the human motion repeatability for three selected Activities of Daily Living(ADL)is performed in this paper.These exercises were prescribed by an occupational therapist for the upper limb rehabilitation.The movement patterns of five participants,recorded using a Qualisys motion capture system,are compared based on the Analysis of Variance(ANOVA)method.This survey is motivated by the need to find the appropriate task workspace of a 6-degrees of freedom cable-driven parallel robot for upper limb rehabilitation,which is able to reproduce the three selected exercises.This comparison is performed to justify,whether or not,there is enough similarity between the participants’gestures,and so a single reference trajectory can be adopted as the robot-prescribed workspace.Using the results of the comparative study,an optimization process of the sought robot design is carried out,where the structure size and the cable tensions simultaneously minimized.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62233001)Program of Shenzhen Peacock Innovation Team(Grant No.KQTD20210811090146075)Shenzhen Excellent Scientific and Technological Innovation Talent Training Project(Grant No.RCJC20200714114436040).
文摘A cable-driven redundant manipulator has significant potential in confined space applications, such as environmental exploration, equipment monitoring, or maintenance. A traditional design requires 3N driving motors/cables to supply 2N degrees of freedom(DOF) movement ability.The number of motors is 1.5 times that of the joints’ DOF, increasing the hardware cost and the complexity of the kinematics, dynamics, and control. This study develops a novel redundant space manipulator with decoupled cable-driven joints and segmented linkages. It is a 1680 mm continuum manipulator with eight DOF, consisting of four segmented linkages driven by eight motors/pairs of cables. Each segment has two equivalent DOF, which are realized by four quaternion joints synchronously driven by two linkage cables. The linkage cables of adjacent joints are symmetrically decoupled and offset at 180°. This design allows equal-angle movement of all the joints of each segment. Moreover, each decoupling driving mechanism is designed based on a pulley block composed of two fixed and movable pulleys. The two movable pulleys realize the opposite but equidistant motions of the two driving cables, i.e., pulling and loosening, assuring symmetrical movements of the two driving cables of each segment. Consequently, the equivalent 2N-DOF joints are driven only by 2N motors, significantly reducing the hardware cost and simplifying the mapping relationship between the motor angle/cable length and the joint angle. Furthermore, the bending range of each segment could reach 360°, which is three times that of a traditional design. Finally, a prototype has been developed and experimented with to verify the performance of the proposed mechanism and the corresponding algorithms.
文摘An underconstrained cable-driven parallel robot(CDPR)suspension system was designed for a virtual flight testing(VFT)model.This mechanism includes two identical upper and lower kinematic chains,each of which comprises a cylindrical pair,rotating pair,and cable parallelogram.The model is pulled via two cables at the top and bottom and fixed by a yaw turntable,which can realize free coupling and decoupling with three rotational degrees of freedom of the model.First,the underconstrained CDPR suspension system of the VFT model was designed according to the mechanics theory,the degrees of freedom were verified,and the support platform was optimized to realize the coincidence between the model’s center of mass and the rotation center of the mechanism during the motion to ensure the stability of the support system.Finally,kinematic and dynamical modeling of the underconstrained CDPR suspension system was conducted;the system stiffness and stability criteria were deduced.Thus,the modeling of an underconstrained,reconfigurable,passively driven CDPR was understood comprehensively.Furthermore,dynamic simulations and experiments were used to verify that the proposed system meets the support requirements of the wind tunnel-based VFT model.This study serves as the foundation for subsequent wind tunnel test research on identifying the aerodynamic parameters of aircraft models,and also provides new avenues for the development of novel support methods for thewind tunnel testmodel.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52005231)Social Development Science and Technology Support Project of Changzhou(CE20215050)Jiangsu Province Graduate Student Practice Innovation Plan(SJCX21_1313,SJCX21_1314).
文摘This article proposes a novel method for maintaining the trajectory of an aerial manipulator by utilizing a fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode(FNTSM)manifold and a linear extended state observer(LESO).The developed controlmethod applies an FNTSMto ensure the tracking performance’s control accuracy,and an LESO to estimate the system’s unmodeled dynamics and external disturbances.Additionally,an improved salp swarm algorithm(ISSA)is employed to parameter tune the suggested controller by integrating the salp swarmtechnique with a cloud model.This approach also uses a model-free scheme to reduce the complexity of controller design without relying on complex and precise dynamics models.The simulation results show that the proposed controller outperforms linear active rejection disturbance control and PID controllers in terms of transient performance and resilience against lumped disturbances,and the ISSA can help the proposed controller find optimal control parameters.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52005231,52175097)Social Development Science and Technology Support Project of Changzhou (CE20215050).
文摘With the increasing demand for interactive aerial operations,the application of aerial manipulators is becoming more promising.However,there are a few critical problems on how to improve the energetic efficiency and pose control of the aerialmanipulator forpractical application.In this paper,a novel cable-drivenaerialmanipulatorused for remote water sampling is proposed and then its rigid-flexible coupling dynamics model is constructed which takes joint flexibility into account.To achieve high precision joint position tracking under lumped disturbances,a newly controller,which consists of three parts:linear extended state observer,adaptive super-twisting strategy,and fractional-order nonsingular terminal sliding mode control,is proposed.The linear extended state observer is adopted to approximate unmeasured states and unknown lumped disturbances and achieve model-free control structure.The adaptive super-twisting strategy and fractional-order nonsingular terminal sliding mode control are combined together to achieve good control performance and counteract chattering problem.The Lyapunovmethod is utilized to prove the overall stability and convergence of the system.Lastly,various visualization simulations and ground experiments are conducted,verifying the effectiveness of our strategy,and all outcomes demonstrate its superiorities over the existing control strategies.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61973211,M-0221 and 51911540479)the Research Project of Institute of Medical Robotics of Shanghai Jiao Tong Universitythe Interdisciplinary Program of Shanghai Jiao Tong University(No.ZH2018QNB31)。
文摘The number of people with abnormal gait in China has been increasing for years.Compared with traditional methods,lower limb rehabilitation robots which address problems such as longstanding human guidance may cause fatigue,and the training is lacking scientific and intuitive monitoring data.However,typical rigid rehabilitation robots are always meeting drawbacks like the enormous weight,the limitation of joint movement,and low comfort.The purpose of this research is to design a cable-driven flexible exoskeleton robot to assist in rehabilitation training of patients who have abnormal gait due to low-level hemiplegia or senility.The system consists of a PC terminal,a Raspberry Pi,and the actuator structure.Monitoring and training are realized through remote operation and interactive interface simultaneously.We designed an integrated and miniaturized driving control box.Inside the box,two driving cables on customized pulley-blocks with different radii can retract/release by one motor after transmitting the target position to the Raspberry Pi from the PC.The force could be transferred to the flexible suit to aid hip flexion and ankle plantar flexion.Furthermore,the passive elastic structure was intended to assist ankle dorsiflexion.We also adopted the predictable admittance controller,which uses the Prophet algorithm to predict the changes in the next five gait cycles from the current ankle angular velocity and obtain the ideal force curve through a functional relationship.The admittance controller can realize the desired force following.Finally,we finished the performance test and the human-subject experiment.Experimental data indicate that the exoskeleton can meet the basic demand of multi-joint assistance and improve abnormal postures.Meanwhile,it can increase the range of joint rotation and eliminate asymmetrical during walking.
基金partially funded by UFU,FAPEMIG,CNPQ,and CAPES(Finance Code 001).
文摘Rehabilitation is the most effective way to reduce motor impairments in post-stroke patients.This process demands several hours with a specialized therapist.Given resources and personnel shortages,the literature reports a high interest in robotic assisted rehabilitation solutions.Recently,cable-driven robotic architectures are attracting significant research interest for post-stroke rehabilitation.However,the existing cable-driven robots are mostly unilateral devices allowing the rehabilitation only of the most affected limb.This leaves unaddressed the rehabilitation of bimanual activities,which are predominant within the common Activities of Daily Living(ADL).Thus,this paper presents a specific novel design to achieve bimanual rehabilitation tasks that has been named as BiCAR robot.Specifically,this paper provides a full insight on the BiCAR system as well as on its dedicated developed software BiEval.In particular,BiEval software has been developed as based on a serious game strategy and a virtual reality environment to track the patient exercising duration,motion ranges,speeds,and forces over time for achieving a quantitative assessment of the rehabilitation progress.Finally,the paper presents the BiCAR/BiEval capabilities by referring to a pilot Randomized Controlled Trial(RCT).The clinical trials have been used to validate the BiCAR/BiEval in terms of engineering feasibility and user acceptance to achieve an innovative cost-oriented integrated hardware/software device for the bimanual assistive rehabilitation of post-stroke patients.
文摘This paper presents a new design of CADEL,a cable-driven elbow-assisting device,with light weighting and control improvements.The new device design is appropriate to be more portable and user-oriented solution,presenting additional facilities with respect to the original design.One of potential benefits of improved portability can be envisaged in the possibility of house and hospital usage keeping social distancing while allowing rehabilitation treatments even during a pandemic spread.Specific attention has been devoted to design main mechatronic components by developing specific kinematics models.The design process includes an implementation of specific control hardware and software.The kinematic model of the new design is formulated and features are evaluated through numerical simulations and experimental tests.An evaluation from original design highlights the proposed improvements mainly in terms of comfort,portability and user-oriented operation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62103454)the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(No.2020B1111010001)+3 种基金the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2019A1515110680)the Shenzhen Municipal Basic Research Project for Natural Science Foundation(No.JCYJ20190806143408992)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2021qntd08)Sun Yat-sen University。
文摘The use of space robots(SRs)for on-orbit services(OOSs)has been a hot research topic in recent years.However,the space unstructured environment(i.e.:confined spaces,multiple obstacles,and strong radiation interference)has greatly restricted the application of SRs.The coupled active-passive multilink cable-driven space robot(CAP-MCDSR)has the characteristics of slim body,flexible movement,and electromechanical separation,which is very suitable for extreme space environments.However,the dynamic and stiffness modeling of CAP-MCDSRs is challenging,due to the complex coupling among the active cables,passive cables,joints,and the end-effector.To deal with these problems,this paper proposes a workspace,stiffness analysis and design optimization method for such type of MCDSRs.Firstly,the multi-coupling kinematics relationships among the joint,cables and the end-effector are established.Based on hybrid series-parallel characteristics,the improved coupled active–passive(CAP)dynamic equation is derived.Then,the maximum workspace,the maximum stiffness,and the minimum cable tension are resolved,among them,the overall stiffness is the superposition of the stiffness produced by the active and the passive cable.Furthermore,the workspace,the stiffness,and the cable tension are analyzed by using the nonlinear optimization method(NOPM).Finally,an 8-DOF CAP-MCDSR experiment system is built to verify the proposed modeling and trajectory tracking methods.The proposed modeling and analysis results are very useful for practical space applications,such as designing a new CAP-MCDSR,or utilizing an existing CAP-MCDSR system.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52405040)Research Project of State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration(Grant No.MSV202514)。
文摘A cable-driven redundant manipulator(CDRM)characterized by redundant degrees of freedom and a lightweight,slender design can perform tasks in confined and restricted spaces efficiently.However,the complex multistage coupling between drive cables and passive joints in CDRM leads to a challenging dynamic model with difficult parameter identification,complicating the efforts to achieve accurate modeling and control.To address these challenges,this paper proposes a dynamic modeling and adaptive control approach tailored for CDRM systems.A multilevel kinematic model of the cable-driven redundant manipulator is presented,and a screw theory is employed to represent the cable tension and cable contact forces as spatial wrenches,which are equivalently mapped to joint torque using the principle of virtual work.This approach simplifies the mapping process while maintaining the integrity of the dynamic model.A recursive method is used to compute cable tension section-by-section for enhancing the efficiency of inverse dynamics calculations and meeting the high-frequency demands of the controller,thereby avoiding large matrix operations.An adaptive control method is proposed building on this foundation,which involves the design of a dynamic parameter adaptive controller in the joint space to simplify the linearization process of the dynamic equations along with a closed-loop controller that incorporates motor parameters in the driving space.This approach improves the control accuracy and dynamic performance of the CDRM under dynamic uncertainties.The accuracy and computational efficiency of the dynamic model are validated through simulations,and the effectiveness of the proposed control method is demonstrated through control tests.This paper presents a dynamic modeling and adaptive control approach for CDRM to enhance accuracy and performance under dynamic uncertainties.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52335002,52205014,52275033)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.JZ2024HGTB0245).
文摘Cable-driven parallel robots(CDPRs)have advantages of larger workspace and load capacity than conventional parallel robots while existing interference problems among cables,workpieces and the end-effector.In order to avoid collision and improve the flexibility of the robots,this study proposes a reconfigurable cable-driven parallel robot(RCDPR)having characteristics of large load-to-weight ratio,easy modularity and variable stiffness.Adjustable brackets are connected to the moving platform to adjust the position of the pull-out point with the movement of the end-effector.In addition,a variable stiffness actuator(VSA)accompanied by finite element analysis is designed to optimize the cable tension to adapt different task requirements.Firstly,a new idea of reconfiguration is given,and an inverse kinematic model is established using the vector closure principle to derive its inverse kinematic expressions focusing on one of the configurations.Second,the VSA is attached to each cable to achieve stiffness adjustment,and the system stiffness is derived in detail.Finally,the rationality and accuracy of the robot are verified through numerical analysis,providing a reference for subsequent trajectory planning with implications.
