A linear relaxation technique for the position analysis of multiloop linkages

This paper presents a new method to isolate all configurations that a multiloop linkage can adopt. The problem is tackled by means of formulation and resolution techniques that fit particularly well together. The adopted formulation yields a system of simple equations (only containing linear, biline...

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Autores: Porta Pleite, Josep Maria|||0000-0002-5056-1717, Ros Giralt, Lluís|||0000-0002-8338-6062, Thomas, Federico|||0000-0001-9341-5528
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/6838
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/6838
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TRO.2008.2012337
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Closed chain Forward and inverse kinematics Geometric constraint Loop closure Multibody system Multiloop linkage Position analysis
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Sumario:This paper presents a new method to isolate all configurations that a multiloop linkage can adopt. The problem is tackled by means of formulation and resolution techniques that fit particularly well together. The adopted formulation yields a system of simple equations (only containing linear, bilinear, and quadratic monomials, and trivial trigonometric terms for the helical pair only) whose structure is later exploited by a branch-and-prune method based on linear relaxations. The method is general, as it can be applied to linkages with single or multiple loops with arbitrary topology, involving lower pairs of any kind, and complete, as all possible solutions get accurately bounded, irrespective of whether the linkage is rigid or mobile.