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Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of the Position Control System of a Two-Link Horizontal Flexible Robot
Hiroyuki Kojima
Faculty of Engineering Gunma University, 1-5-1, Tenjin-cho, Kiryu-shi 376, Japan
Published:April 20, 1990
Keywords:Dynamics of Machinery, Flexible Robot Arm, Position Control, Path Control, Finite Element Method, Trapezoidal Velocity Curve, Numerical Simulation
Abstract
In this paper, a finite element formulation method for a horizontal flexible robot arm with two links is first presented. In the analysis, the kinetic energy of the flexible arm is represented in brief compared with previous methods, and the matrix equation of motion in consideration of the nonlinear forces, such as the Coriolis force, is derived by the finite element method and the variational theorem. Then, the state equation of the mechatronics system consisting of the flexible arm and the position control system is obtained. Secondly, numerical simulations in the case of applying path control based on the trapezoidal velocity curve are carried out by use of the Wilson-θ method, and the effects of the bending rigidity and the shape of the trapezoidal velocity curve on the dynamic characteristics of the mechatronics system are demonstrated.
Cite this article as:H. Kojima, “Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of the Position Control System of a Two-Link Horizontal Flexible Robot,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.2 No.2, pp. 83-90, 1990.Data files:
