Robotics and Automation Expert

MULTICRITERIA INVERSE KINEMATICS FOR GENERAL SERIAL ROBOTS

by

RICHARD NELSON HOOPER, B.S.E.E., M.S.M.E.

DISSERTATION

Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of
The University of Texas at Austin
in Partial Fulfillment
of the Requirements
for the Degree of

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

May 1994


Table of Contents


Front Matter and Preface

Glossary

Chapter 1. Introduction
     Inverse Kinematics
     Overview

Chapter 2. Literature Review
     Mechanisms
     Fully Constrained Robots
     Redundant Robots
     Performance Criteria

Chapter 3. Inverse Kinematics by Local Optimization
     Analytical Solutions
     Position-level Optimization
     Minimizing Joint Speeds
     Minimizing Kinetic Energy
     Minimizing Joint Accelerations
     Minimizing Joint Torques
     Direct Search
     Transformation of End Effector Constraints
     Exploration Patterns
     Decision Making
     Optimality
     Relative Computational Complexity
     Recommended Direct Search Applcations

Chapter 4. Multicriteria Inverse Kinematics
     Problem Definition
     Direct Search
     Non-Dominated Solutions
     Composite Performance Index
     Sequential Filters
     Factorial Design Pattern
     Simulated Annealing
     Conservative Paths
     Comparison of Decision Making Strategies

Chapter 5. Automatic Plant Description
     Inputs and Outputs
     Specifications
     Subsystem Identification
         Calculation Subsystem
         Database Subsystem
         Model Formulation Subsystem
     Implementation
     Example

Chapter 6. Experimental and Simulation Results
     Robotics Research kb2107
     Lobster's Arm
     Puma
     Alpha
     Titan 7F
     Wafer Handling
     Dexterous Robot with Nine Degrees of Freedom
     Fault Tolerant Robot with Twenty-one Degrees of Freedom

Chapter 7. Road Map
     Complex Assembly
     Food Packaging
     Micromanipulation
     In-Space Assembly and Construction
     Satellite Retrieval and Repair
     EVA Site Preparation
     Semiconductor Wafer Handling
     Long Reach Arm
     Inspection at Nuclear Facilities
     Decontamination and Dismantlement
     Supporting Technologies

Chapter 8. Conclusions

References

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