Abstract: Presented in this paper is a feature-based method for selecting an optimal (minimum yet sufficient) set of modules necessary to form a reconfigurable machine tool for producing a part family. ...

Abstract: This paper presents a new method for the combined topological and geometric reconfiguration of a parallel robot to achieve taskbased reconfiguration. Using the existing structure of a six degreeoffreedom (DOF) parallel ...

Abstract: In this paper, an adaptive controller is developed for the pressure tracking of the pressurized toolhead in order to maintain the constant contact stress for the polishing process. This is a ...

Abstract: In this paper we provide a vibration analysis model and the modeling method for a fully flexible 3-Parallel-Revolute-joint-and-Spherical-joint (3PRS) manipulator—a sliding-leg tripod with flexible ...

Abstract: A new hydraulic circuit is introduced, packaged as a singular component and referred to as a multifunctional flow control (MFC) valve, for usage in conjunction with self-circulating hydraulic cylinders. Unlike conventional ...

Abstract: This paper presents a dynamic analysis method for robotic integration of tooling systems. This development is motivated by the fact that many modern robotic automation tasks require large and ...

Abstract: A method is presented for tip-over stability analysis of a wheeled mobile manipulator. A wheeled mobile manipulator may tip over resulting from its operation. In this study, first a Newton–Euler formulation is applied to ...

Abstract: In this paper, the structural design of modular reconfigurable robots (MRRs) is studied. This problem is defined as the determination of proper module sizes according to the robot’s payload and ...

Abstract: In this paper, a new design is presented for shape morphing using parameterized curves. Inspired by minimal actuation effort, a multiloop linkage is designed with a single input, allowing a morphing curve to take on three ...