Control of a 6-DOF parallel manipulator through a mechatronic approach

This paper shows that a hierarchical architecture, distributing several control actions in growing levels of complexity and using resources of reconfigurable computing, enables one to take into account the ease of future modifications, updates and improvements in robotic applications. An experimenta...

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Main Author: Rosário, João Maurício (author)
Other Authors: Dumur, D. (author), Machado, J. A. Tenreiro (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/4586
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/4586
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Summary:This paper shows that a hierarchical architecture, distributing several control actions in growing levels of complexity and using resources of reconfigurable computing, enables one to take into account the ease of future modifications, updates and improvements in robotic applications. An experimental example of a Stewart—Gough platform control (a platform applied as the solution to countless practical problems) is presented using reconfigurable computing. The software and hardware developed are structured in independent blocks. This open architecture implementation allows easy expansion of the system and better adaptation of the platform to its related tasks.