Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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271861 | Fusion Engineering and Design | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
This paper presents a modeling method to study the stiffness of a hybrid serial–parallel robot IWR (Intersector Welding Robot) for the assembly of ITER vacuum vessel. The stiffness matrix of the basic element in the robot is evaluated using matrix structural analysis (MSA); the stiffness of the parallel mechanism is investigated by taking account of the deformations of both hydraulic limbs and joints; the stiffness of the whole integrated robot is evaluated by employing the virtual joint method and the principle of virtual work. The obtained stiffness model of the hybrid robot is analytical and the deformation results of the robot workspace under certain external load are presented.
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Authors
Ming Li, Huapeng Wu, Heikki Handroos,