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Cable tension control of cable-driven parallel manipulators with position-controlling actuators

  • Purdue University

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Abstract

Keep all cables in tension is crucial for the control of a cable driven parallel manipulator (CDPM). It is challenging to control the tensions in cables of a CDPM with position-controlling actuators because the controlled output positions of actuators are not directly related to cable tensions, especially when cable elasticity is considered. This paper proposes a cable tension control algorithm for fully-constrained CDPMs with positioncontrolling actuators. The proposed tension control algorithm is mathematically derived and verified through simulation using Matlab. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm can guarantee all cables are in tension for fully-constrained CDPMs with position-controlling actuators, while not affecting the motion control of the CDPM.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1763-1768
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538637418
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jul 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2017 - Macau, China
Duration: 5 Dec 20178 Dec 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2017
Volume2018-January

Conference

Conference2017 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics, ROBIO 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityMacau
Period5/12/178/12/17

Keywords

  • cable tension control
  • cable-driven parallel manipulator
  • position-controlling actuator

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