Abstract

The 3-PRS parallel manipulator with different arrangements of prismatic joints is called a reconfigurable 3-PRS parallel manipulator in this paper. The three prismatic joints in PRS limbs are attached to the base with an angle α between the horizontal plane of the base and their directions. Based on [1], the manipulator has identical operation modes, namely x0 = 0 and x3 = 0 for any value of α. Accordingly, this paper presents in more details the performance evaluation of these operation modes by using the output transmission index (OTI) and the constraint transmission index (CTI). The OTI and CTI determine the force transmission efficiency and the constraining ability of the manipulators, respectively. Initially, the determination of the number and types of operation modes of the 3-PRS parallel manipulator is recalled. The computation is carried out by using an algebraic approach, namely the Study kinematic mapping. In each operation mode, the actuation wrenches and the constraint wrenches are obtained based on the Screw theory. Then, the OTI and CTI are traced in the orientation workspace of the manipulator for different values of angle α. Furthermore, the singularity conditions are analysed corresponding to the values of OTI and CTI.

Highlights

  • The 3-PRS parallel manipulator (P, R and S denote prismatic, revolute and spherical joints, respectively) is a lower-mobility parallel manipulator (n < 6)

  • Mobility parallel manipulator (n < 6). This manipulator is called reconfigurable since the arrangement of the prismatic joints can be changed by varying α, which is the angle between the directions of prismatic joint axes and the horizontal plane of the base

  • Following the research conducted in [1], this paper focuses on the study of the force/motion transmission capabilities of the two operation modes of the 3-PRS parallel manipulator for different values of angle α

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Summary

INTRODUCTION

The 3-PRS parallel manipulator (P, R and S denote prismatic, revolute and spherical joints, respectively) is a lower-. Following the research conducted in [1], this paper focuses on the study of the force/motion transmission capabilities of the two operation modes of the 3-PRS parallel manipulator for different values of angle α. In lower-mobility parallel manipulators, some of the motions of the moving platform are restricted due to the constraint wrenches induced by the limbs. Those wrenches can be pure forces, pure moments, and/or finite-pitch wrenches depending on the architecture of the manipulator. The coordinates of the points Bi and Ci are expressed in the base frame Σ0 and the platform frame Σ1 respectively as follows: C3 l z1 Σ1 h1x1 P y1

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