Dextrous Workspaces of Manipulators. I. Analytical Criteria
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Mechanics of Structures and Machines
- Vol. 20 (3) , 321-361
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08905459208905172
Abstract
A formulation for analysis of dextrous workspaces of manipulators is presented, including mobility-limited joints, full-range dexterity requirements, full-range input requirements, and planar and spatial closed-loop kinematic structures. A terminology for mechanism and manipulator models that permits specification of input, output, and dexterity requirements is proposed and demonstrated to yield broadly applicable conditions necessary for boundaries of dextrous workspaces. Row-rank deficiency of constraint sub-Jacobian matrices is shown to yield necessary conditions for boundaries of accessible output sets and dextrous accessible output sets that characterize the workspace and dextrous workspace, respectively, of both planar and spatial manipulators. Three closed-loop planar manipulators are analyzed in detail and a three-dimensional, closed-loop Stewart platform is formulated to illustrate applicability of necessary conditionsKeywords
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