Kinematics analysis of cleaning robot for aircraft surfaces based on screw theory*

Yu-yang JIN, Ming-lu ZHANG, Qing-ji GAO, Chang-juan YU

1School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China;2Robotics Institute, Civil Aviation University of China，Tianjin 300300,China

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Kinematics analysis of cleaning robot for aircraft surfaces based on screw theory*

Yu-yang JIN? 1,2, Ming-lu ZHANG1, Qing-ji GAO2, Chang-juan YU1

1School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China;2Robotics Institute, Civil Aviation University of China，Tianjin 300300,China

Abstract:Focusing on 5-DOF cleaning robot for aircraft surfaces, the screw theory and exponentials formula are used for the forward kinematics solution of robot. And the configuration of the end-effector relative to inertial coordinate frame was obtained. Besides, Jacobian matrix of forward kinematics is obtained by the twists, which establishes a basis of singularity of mechanism, future real-time control, and manipulability.

Key words:Robot, Jacobian, Kinematics, Screw theory, Exponential formula

1.Introduction

D-H method and screw theory method are used to solve the kinematics for a robot. D-H method is relatively mature and wildly used in analysis of kinematics for robots. The screw theory method only needs to build two coordinate frames, which has a clear geometric meaning. Literature[1] presented a kinematics parameter calibration method for serial robots based on the product of exponential (POE) formula. A linearized model describing the relationship between the errors in the end-effector and the errors in the joint twists, and in the zero position twist is obtained by differentiating the kinematics equation. Literature[2] gave the result of inverse kinematics by using the combined method of algebraic elimination method and Paden-Kahan sub-problem method.

Jacobian matrix relates to static analysis, speed control, and operation[3].The domestic research of the robot Jacobian matrix in recent years is as follows. Literature[4] used differential transform and vector multiplication method to solve the Jacobian matrix. Literature[5] calculated the characteristics of the rehabilitation robot’s Jacobian matrix of the robot by using screw theory. This paper built kinematics and Jacobian matrix by applying screw theory.

2.The construction of kinematics coordinates for aircraft cleaning robot

Through the analysis of working environment and working process for aircraft surface cleaning robot, mechanism should have large workspace and high stiffness. Therefore, the robot should have the optimal workspace, dexterity and obstacle avoidance space to meet targets during operation. According to the functional requirements of cleaning aircraft, the five degree of freedom robot consists of four rotary joint and a prismatic joint, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1.Aircraft cleaning robot in its reference configuration

3.The solution to kinematics of the cleaning robot

The essence of serial robot is spatial kinematic chain composed of links with the joint connection. D-H method and screw theory method are usually used to solve the kinematics for a robot. The D-H method described configuration between each link by link frame. N-DOF serial robot requires a total ofn+1 link frame. But screw theory does not need to establish the adjacent link frame. Exponential formula only needs two coordinate frames, the base frame{S}, and the tool frame {T} attached to the end-effecter of robot. As shown in Figure 1, the base frame{S} is attached to a point on the cleaning manipulator which is stationary with respect to link 0. All of vectors and points are specified relative to the base frame {S}. All joint angles are defined by right-handed coordinate system, the angle about along direction of the axis is positive if it represents a clockwise rotation as viewed along the direction of the axis.

(1)

(2)

where

e24=(l1+θ3)(1-cosθ5)-sinθ5(l0+l2)

e34=(l1+θ3)sinθ5+(l0+l2)(1-cosθ5)

4) If we definegli-1li(θi) as the transformation between the adjacent link frames, then combining the individual joint motions, the forward kinematics map of manipulator has the form:

(3)

gst(0) is the rigid body transformation between {T} and {S} when the clean manipulator is in its reference configuration (θi=0):

This completes the derivation of the forward kinematics of robot.

4.Jacobian of the manipulator

Based on the relationship between the joint angles and the end-effector configuration, we need to figure out the linear mapping relationship between the end-effector velocity and the velocity of the individual joints. Traditional, we describes the Jacobian of a manipulator by differentiating the forward kinematics, but usually it is not easy to obtain the solving process and results, so we describe the Jacobian of the forward kinematics map by terms of twists. Because the exponentials formula can obtain a very natural and explicit description of Jacobian, it avoids destruction of geometric structure of rigid body motion.

Letgst:Q→SE(3) be the forward kinematics map for a robot. If the joints move along the pathθ(t)∈Q, the instantaneous spatial velocity of the end-effector related to the base coordinate frame in either configuration is given:

So the end-effector velocity is linearly related to the velocity of the individual joints.

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

According to equation (4), as long as the velocity of joint angle is given, the Jacobian matrix of the end-effector relative to the inertial coordinate frame will be obtained.

where

ξ1′ =[0;0;0;0;0;1]T

ξ2′ =[l0s1;-l0c;0;-c1;-s1;0]T

ξ3′ =[-c2s1;c1c2;-s2;0;0;0]T

ξ4′ =[ξ41;ξ42;ξ43;-c1;-s1;0]T

where

ξ5′ =[ξ51;ξ52;ξ53;c1;s1;0]T,where

At the end of this procedure, the complete manipulator Jacobian is determined, where the various quantities are defined above.

5.The Numerical solution of jacobian matrix

For example, we can solve the Jacobian matrix of manipulator givenθ1,θ2,d3,θ4as follow:

Figure 2 shows 3D model of aircraft cleaning robot in ADAMS. We assembled the parts and added constraint, performanced the kinematics simulation. Substituting angle variable and velocity value of each joint into 3D model, we measured the angular velocity and linear velocity. The simulation result shows that the Jacobian matrix solution is correct.

Figure 2.Kinematics simulation of manipulator

6.Conclusion

1) The kinematics of manipulator in this paper was completely described by twist coordinates of each joints. We represent the forward kinematics using the product of exponentials formula to obtain the configuration of end-effector in SE(3), and the configuration of tool coordinate frame is independent of actual sequence of rotation and translation for each joint. The twist of each joints are specified with respect to only base frame, simplifying the mechanism analysis.

2) Jacobian matrix describes the relationship the velocity of end-effector and the velocity of each joint, which provides a basis for the trajectory planning of robot and real time control.

3) The velocity relation between the joint and end-effector was derived, and to study the relationship between the force spiral of the end-effector and joint torque.

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基于旋量法的飛機表面清洗機器人運動學分析*

金玉陽? 1,2,張明路1,高慶吉2,于常娟1

1河北工業大學 機械工程學院，天津300130；2中國民航大學 機器人研究所，天津300300

摘要：針對5自由度飛機表面清洗機器人，通過旋量和指數積公式求解了運動學正解，得出末端執行器相對慣性坐標系的位形。采用運動螺旋求解了運動學正解的雅可比矩陣，為機構的奇異性、實時控制、可操作性的研究提供了理論基礎。

關鍵詞：機器人；雅可比矩陣；運動學；旋量理論；指數積公式

中圖分類號：TP242

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1001-3881.2014.06.011

Received: 2013-11-04

*Project supported by Undergraduate Innovative Training Program (IECAUC13008)

? Yu-yang JIN, PhD. E-mail: yyjin@cauc.edu.cn