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A Unified Approach to Forward Kinematics for Cable-Driven Parallel Robots Based on Energy

  • Andreas PottEmail author
  • Philipp Tempel
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Part of the Springer Proceedings in Advanced Robotics book series (SPAR, volume 8)

Abstract

This paper deals with a unified approach to forward kinematics for both over-constrained and under-constrained cable robots. Moreover, little assumptions on the cable model are required. This makes the proposed method applicable to a variety of currently discussed cable models including the standard model, an elastic cable model, static cable sagging, or even finite elements model. Solutions to the forward kinematics problem are computed by minimizing potential energy in the cable robot. As shown in this paper, the method unifies forward kinematics of both over-constrained and under-constrained cable robots.

Keywords

Cable-driven parallel robots Forward kinematics Cable model 
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Acknowledgement

The authors would like to thank the German Research Foundation (DFG) for financial support of the project within the Cluster of Excellence in Simulation Technology (EXC 310/1) at the University of Stuttgart.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units, Fraunhofer IPAUniversity of StuttgartStuttgartGermany
  2. 2.Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing UnitsUniversity of StuttgartStuttgartGermany

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