A novel six degrees-of-freedom parallel manipulator for aircraft fuselage assemble and its trajectory planning

Abstract

Parallel manipulators have been successfully used for pose adjustment. However, aircraft fuselages are heavy and have complex shapes, so the existing parallel manipulators are not suitable for aircraft fuselages. For the first time, this paper presents a novel six degrees of freedom parallel manipulator for aircraft fuselages. Compared with other parallel manipulators, the presented parallel manipulator is suitable for large round parts. The Jacobi matrix of the presented parallel manipulator is derived, which is expressed by roll, pitch, and yaw. Using the derived Jacobi matrix, inverse kinematics of the presented parallel manipulator is investigated systemically. Combining Newton’s second law with Euler equations, dynamic equations of the manipulator are derived. Using the derived dynamic equations, inverse dynamics of the manipulator are also investigated systemically. For improving safety and efficiency of fuselage pose adjustment, a new trajectory planning algorithm is proposed which is based on the minimum mean force. Simulation experiment results demonstrated the ability of the trajectory planning algorithm to achieve stable movement comparable to the time-optimal trajectory planning algorithm. At the conclusion of this paper, practical applications of the presented parallel manipulator are shown.