A 6-DOF in-situ tracking system-based kinematic parameters online learning method for the parallel robot

• Autorzy: Ren Fei , Liu Zhihua , Cai Chenguang , Yang Ming , Zhang Han , Ren Zixiao

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DOI

10.24425/mms.2025.154344

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Kinematic parameter errors of parallel robots are affected by manufacturing errors, assembly errors, and shape errors caused by heavy loads, resulting in a gradual decrease of their kinematic accuracy. This study proposes an online learning method for the kinematic parameter errors based on a six-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) in-situ tracking system, which achieves their online identification. This method uses six high-precision measurement legs that are embedded in the parallel robot to achieve in-situ data measurement and adopts an online learning method to identify the kinematic parameter errors. Experimental results compared with the least squares method demonstrated that the proposed method effectively achieves online identification of the kinematic parameter errors, with position and orientation accuracy improved by 85.3% and 79.2%, respectively. Moreover, it can also maintain small position deviations even under varying loads, thus sustaining the high-accuracy motion of the parallel robot.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

kinematic parameter errors; online learning; parallel robot; in-situ tracking system

• Wydawca: Komitet Metrologii i Aparatury Naukowej PAN
• Czasopismo: Metrology and Measurement Systems
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 32, nr 2
• Strony: 1--17
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 31 poz., rys., tab., wykr., wzory

Twórcy

autor

Ren Fei

• College of Electrical Engineering, Guizhou University, 550025 Guiyang, China

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Liu Zhihua

• Institute of Mechanics and Acoustic Metrology, National Institute of Metrology, 100029 Beijing, China

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Cai Chenguang

• Institute of Mechanics and Acoustic Metrology, National Institute of Metrology, 100029 Beijing, China

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Yang Ming

• College of Electrical Engineering, Guizhou University, 550025 Guiyang, China

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Zhang Han

• Institute of Mechanics and Acoustic Metrology, National Institute of Metrology, 100029 Beijing, China

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Ren Zixiao

• Institute of Mechanics and Acoustic Metrology, National Institute of Metrology, 100029 Beijing, China

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