In this study a procedure to obtain direct singular positions of a 3RPS parallel manipulator is presented. If the heights of three spherical joints, denoted by and respectively, are used as coordinate axes, then the workspace of the moving platform may be represented as an inclined solid cylinder in this coordinate system. The location of a point on the solid circular cylinder determines a configuration of the manipulator’s moving platform. The procedure to locate direct singular positions consists of two steps, the orientation of the moving platform is assumed first, from which the horizontal position of the moving platform may be obtained. Then in the second step the heights that make determinant of the Jacobian matrix vanish may always be determined. Results show that unless the moving platform is normal to the base, in which case there exist only one or two singular configurations, otherwise there are always three singular configurations corresponding to a moving platform’s orientation.
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November 2004
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Direct Singular Positions of 3RPS Parallel Manipulators
C. H. Liu,
C. H. Liu
Department of Mechanical and Electro-mechanical Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei County, Taiwan 251, Republic of China
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Shengchia Cheng
Shengchia Cheng
Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp., No. 12, Nanke 8th Road, Tainan Science-Based Industrial Park, Taiwan 74144, ROC
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C. H. Liu
Department of Mechanical and Electro-mechanical Engineering, Tamkang University, Tamsui, Taipei County, Taiwan 251, Republic of China
Shengchia Cheng
Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp., No. 12, Nanke 8th Road, Tainan Science-Based Industrial Park, Taiwan 74144, ROC
Contributed by the Mechanics and Robotics Committee for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received March 27, 2003; revised March 17, 2004. Associate Editor: G. R. Pennock.
J. Mech. Des. Nov 2004, 126(6): 1006-1016 (11 pages)
Published Online: February 14, 2005
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Received:
March 27, 2003
Revised:
March 17, 2004
Online:
February 14, 2005
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Liu , C. H., and Cheng, S. (February 14, 2005). "Direct Singular Positions of 3RPS Parallel Manipulators ." ASME. J. Mech. Des. November 2004; 126(6): 1006–1016. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1803851
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