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Discrete kinematic synthesis of discretely actuated hyper-redundant manipulators

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2013

Alireza Motahari ,
Hassan Zohoor  and
M. Habibnejad Korayem
Alireza Motahari*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Hassan Zohoor
Affiliation:
Center of Excellence in Design, Robotics and Automation, Sharif University of Technology, and The Academy of Sciences, Tehran, Iran
M. Habibnejad Korayem
Affiliation:
Center of Excellence in Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: a.motahari@srbiau.ac.ir
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Summary

Discrete kinematic synthesis of discretely actuated hyper-redundant manipulators is a new practical problem in robotics. The problem concerns with determining the type of each manipulator module from among several specific types, so that the manipulator could reach several specified target frames with the lowest error. This paper suggests using a breadth-first search method and a workspace mean frame to solve this problem. To reduce errors, two heuristic ideas are proposed: two-by-two searching method and iteration. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified through several numerical problems.

Keywords

Breadth-first searchDiscrete actuationDiscrete kinematic synthesisHyper-redundant manipulatorWorkspace mean frame

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Robotica , Volume 31 , Issue 7 , October 2013 , pp. 1073 - 1084
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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