Minimizing error in robot arm based on design optimization for high stiffness to weight ratio

Authors

  • Ahmed Abdul Hussain Ali University of Baghdad College of Engineering, Mech. department

Abstract

In this work the effect of choosing tri-circular tube section had been addressed to minimize the end effector’s error, a comparison had been made between the tri-tube section and the traditional square cross section for a robot arm, the study shows that for the same weight of square section and tri-tube section the error may be reduced by about 33%.

A program had been built up by the use of MathCAD software to calculate the minimum weight of a square section robot arm that could with stand a given pay load and gives a minimum deflection. The second part of the program makes an optimization process for the dimension of the cross section and gives the dimensions of the tri-circular tube cross section that have the same weight of the corresponding square section but with less deflection.

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Published

2008-03-01

How to Cite

Minimizing error in robot arm based on design optimization for high stiffness to weight ratio. (2008). Al-Khwarizmi Engineering Journal, 4(1), 17-26. https://alkej.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/alkej/article/view/528

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