Abstract
To promote operational intelligence, improve surface quality, and reduce manpower dependence, a novel high-bandwidth end-effector with active force control for robotic polishing was proposed. Using this end-effector as a mini robot, a macro-mini robot for polishing processing was constructed, in which the macro robot provides posture control during polishing operations, whereas the mini-robot provides constant force control. By minimizing the inertia along the spindle in this configuration, the end-effector obtains a force control bandwidth of 200 Hz. Through a series of comparative experiments with different contact forces and feed rates, the proposed design was proven to have a smaller overshoot, a faster response, and a shorter settling time than the conventional method based on macro robot (KUKA iiwa) controlled force. The roughness of the workpiece reached $0.4~\mu \text{m}$ after polishing with the macro-mini robot, indicating the efficiency of this end-effector in high-precision material removal and surface polishing operations.
Highlights
2) Using a force motor that directly drives the polishing head without passing other parts, we propose a novel end-effector with active force control for robotic polishing, which minimizes the inertia along the normal direction of contact
A novel end-effector with active force control was proposed as a mini robot, and a macro-mini robotic system was constructed to handle the polishing process
Unlike conventional macro-mini robotic polishing systems, the proposed design greatly reduces the inertia along the spindle
Summary
JIAN LI 1, YISHENG GUAN 1, (Member, IEEE), HAOWEN CHEN1, BING WANG1, TAO ZHANG 1, (Member, IEEE), XINENG LIU1, JIE HONG2, DANWEI WANG 3, (Senior Member, IEEE), AND HONG ZHANG 1,4, (Fellow, IEEE).
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