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The design and kinematics analysis of an underactuated cable-truss mechanism

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Although underactuated mechanism has been widely studied in recent years, little information is available on that with cable-truss. An underactuated cable-truss mechanism was presented in this paper. This serial mechanism consists of five quadrilateral cable-truss units and moves by changing the length of the cables. It can be extended to large-scale spatial gripper and has advantages like light weight, simple structure and high reliability. This mechanism can capture the object without its precise position and shape. The kinematics analysis was discussed considering the characteristics of different ways to capture and a numerical example was given. The results of motion simulation corresponding with the example were shown to verify the correctness of the theoretical analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Engineering Research
PublisherTrans Tech Publications
Pages256-263
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783038350798
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 2nd International Forum on Mechanical and Material Engineering, IFMME 2014 - Zhuhai, China
Duration: 8 Mar 20149 Mar 2014

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume915-916
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2014 2nd International Forum on Mechanical and Material Engineering, IFMME 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityZhuhai
Period8/03/149/03/14

Keywords

  • Cable-truss
  • Kinematics
  • Simulation
  • Underactuated mechanism

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