A Maneuver Based Design of a Passive-Assist Device for Augmenting Active Joints

作者:Brown W Robert*; Ulsoy A Galip
来源:Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 2013, 5(3): 031003.
DOI:10.1115/1.4024237

摘要

This paper describes a novel, general methodology for designing a parallel, passive-assist device to augment an active system using optimization based on a known maneuver of the active system. Implementation of the passive-assist device can result in an improvement in system performance with respect to efficiency, reliability, and/or utility. The methodology is demonstrated with a torsional spring designed to minimize energy consumption of a prototypical unmanned ground vehicle robot arm. Initial results indicate that this procedure can reduce maximum required torque by similar to 50% and energy consumed by as much as 25%. The proposed method is experimentally verified and compared to other state-of-the-art design approaches.

  • 出版日期2013-8

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