Continuum parallel robots (CPRs) comprise several flexible beams connected in parallel to an end-effector. They combine the inherent compliance of continuum robots with the high payload capacity of parallel robots. Workspace characterization is a crucial point in the performance evaluation of CPRs. In this paper, we propose a methodology for the workspace evaluation of planar continuum parallel robots (PCPRs), with focus on the constant-orientation workspace. An explorative algorithm, based on the iterative solution of the inverse geometrico-static problem is proposed for the workspace computation of a generic PCPR. Thanks to an energy-based modelling strategy, and derivative approximation by finite differences, we are able to apply the Kantorovich theorem to certify the existence, uniqueness, and convergence of the solution of the inverse geometrico-static problem at each step of the procedure. Three case studies are shown to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.


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    Title :

    Workspace Computation of Planar Continuum Parallel Robots



    Publication date :

    2022-01-01



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    629



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