On improving stiffness of cable robots

Carl A. Nelson

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Abstract

Stiffness of cable-driven parallel manipulators is dependent on the cable stiffnesses, cable tensions, and kinematic characteristics of the manipulator. In this paper, a general approach to stiffening this type of robot is put forward. The approach is based on two main principles: making constructive use of pulley-based force amplification, and adjusting the geometry of kinematic constraints. The approach is illustrated with an example.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCable-Driven Parallel Robots - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots
EditorsTobias Bruckmann, Clement Gosselin, Philippe Cardou, Andreas Pott
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages331-339
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9783319614304
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Event3rd International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots, CableCon 2017 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: Aug 2 2017Aug 4 2017

Publication series

NameMechanisms and Machine Science
Volume53
ISSN (Print)2211-0984
ISSN (Electronic)2211-0992

Other

Other3rd International Conference on Cable-Driven Parallel Robots, CableCon 2017
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period8/2/178/4/17

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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