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The forward kinematics of 3-RPR planar robots: a review and a distance-based formulation

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posted on 2023-06-09, 00:29 authored by Nicolás Rojas, Federico Thomas
The standard forward-kinematics analysis of 3-RPR planar parallel robots boils down to computation of the roots of a sextic polynomial. There are many different ways to obtain this polynomial, but most of them include exceptions for which the formulation is not valid. Unfortunately, near these exceptions, the corresponding polynomial exhibits numerical instabilities. In this paper, we provide a way around this inconvenience by translating the forward-kinematics problem to be solved into an equivalent problem fully stated in terms of distances. Using constructive geometric arguments, an alternative sextic - which is not linked to a particular reference frame - is straightforwardly obtained with the need for neither variable eliminations nor tangent-half-angle substitutions. The presented formulation is valid, with no modification, for any planar 3-RPR parallel robot, including the special architectures and configurations - which ultimately lead to numerical instabilities - that cannot be directly handled by previous formulations.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

ISSN

1552-3098

Publisher

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Issue

1

Volume

27

Page range

143-150

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  • Engineering and Design Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2016-03-07

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