Elastodynamics of a two-limb Schönflies motion generator

Abstract

The elastodynamic analysis of a two-limb Schönflies motion generators is the subject of this paper. This analysis calls for the calculation of the stiffness and mass matrices. By resorting to the generalized spring concept, the posture-dependent stiffness matrix of the robot is computed. With the motors locked, the motion caused by the flexible components leads to the robot mass matrix. The generalized springs help to simplify the model. Although this simplification filters out the higher natural frequencies, it eases the computation of the posture-dependent stiffness and mass matrices. This provides a valuable tool to simplify the evaluation of the robot performance from an elastodynamic point of view, while the robot executes a given task. Finally, the modal analysis of the McGill Schönflies motion generator, while executing a pick-and-place operation, is conducted; under these conditions, the evolution of the first six natural frequencies is obtained. The elastodynamic performance of the robot for the given task is assessed using the results of the analysis.

Keywords

Elastodynamic analysis Schönflies motion generators stiffness matrix natural frequency

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