When a mechanism or robot is statically balanced, it can move without operating effort. This feature is practically useful in various applications in, for example, industrial robots, space engineering, rehabilitation, and medicine. This lecture will introduce the static balancing techniques, particularly by using springs, for mechanisms and robots and their sampled applications. Some open challenges for statically balanced mechanisms design will be discussed as well.
Learn about balancing design methods for serial and parallel manipulators, based on real springs and special mechanisms.
Robotics, Mechanism, Spring Balancing
✔ 専門力 | ✔ 教養力 | コミュニケーション力 | 展開力(探究力又は設定力) | ✔ 展開力(実践力又は解決力) |
After lectures on the basic topics, project problem is give. Evaluation will be done based on the presentations on project.
授業計画 | 課題 | |
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第1回 | Introduction and project descriptions | Introduction and project descriptions |
第2回 | Spring method: Fundamentals | Spring method: Fundamentals |
第3回 | Balancing design for serial manipulators | Balancing design for serial manipulators |
第4回 | Balancing design for parallel manipulators | Balancing design for parallel manipulators |
第5回 | Balancing design based on real springs and special mechanisms | Balancing design based on real springs and special mechanisms |
第6回 | Advanced topics on Energy-free adjustment, Balancing under variable payloads, Reconfigurable balancing | Advanced topics on Energy-free adjustment, Balancing under variable payloads, Reconfigurable balancing |
第7回 | Project presentation | Project presentation |
No textbook is used.
Special texts will be used, which are provided through OCW-i.
After lectures on the basic topics, project problem is give. Evaluation will be done based on the presentations on project.
The 1-credit course is suitable for graduate students and senior undergraduate students who have background in kinematics of mechanisms.