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Actuators in Manufacturing Robotics and Mechatronics

A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Actuators for Manufacturing Systems".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 6453

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. Xiaoqi Chen

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School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC 3122, Australia
Interests: robotics; autonomous systems; intelligent manufacturing; materials processing; instrumentation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Robotics and mechatronics technologies are rapidly changing the face of manufacturing. Robots perform a variety of manufacturing tasks including welding, assembly, materials handling, and materials processing. Thanks to the advances in sensing (vision, tactile, force and acoustic) and machine learning, robots are made smarter and more aware of their situation and surroundings, autonomously performing lights-out manufacturing in factories of the future. The introduction of collaborative robots into manufacturing is posed to revolutionize production lines. Cobots are able to co-work with humans safely. This Special Issue will feature the recent advances in cutting-edge robotics and mechatronics for manufacturing.

Prof. Dr. XiaoQi Chen
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Noval actuation for precision manufacturing 
  • Sensing and mechatronic control in manufacturing 
  • Collaborative robots for manufacturing 
  • Autonomous robots in manufacturing 
  • Automation of manufacturing processes 
  • Automated materials processing 
  • Cyber-physical manufacturing systems

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Kinematic Analysis of a Parallel Manipulator Driven by Perpendicular Linear Actuators
by Kee-Bong Choi, Jaejong Lee, Geehong Kim, Hyungjun Lim and Soongeun Kwon
Actuators 2021, 10(10), 262; https://doi.org/10.3390/act10100262 - 9 Oct 2021
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In this paper, a goniometer-type specimen stage with a linear actuation mechanism mounted on a rotation mechanism is introduced. The linear actuation mechanism was modeled as a spatial parallel manipulator consisting of a moving body, three linear actuators, and an anti-rotation mechanism. The [...] Read more.
In this paper, a goniometer-type specimen stage with a linear actuation mechanism mounted on a rotation mechanism is introduced. The linear actuation mechanism was modeled as a spatial parallel manipulator consisting of a moving body, three linear actuators, and an anti-rotation mechanism. The three linear actuators were arranged perpendicular to each other. In the specimen stage, the linear actuators were in ball contact with the surface of a holder designed to hold a specimen. For the parallel manipulator, the ball contact was replaced with two prismatic joints and a spherical joint. The mobility of the manipulator without the anti-rotation mechanism was one degree of freedom greater than the number of actuators. Therefore, the redundant one degree-of-freedom motion was restrained using an anti-rotation mechanism with three rotation joints and two prismatic joints. The inverse and direct kinematics of the goniometer mechanism were derived and verified. In addition, the inverse Jacobian was derived, and local and global performance indices were analyzed by the terms of manipulability and isotropy. Finally, the goniometer-type specimen stage was designed by the global performance indices. Full article
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The Development of an Optimally-Tuned PID Control for the Actuator of a Transport Robot
by Pavol Božek and Yury Nikitin
Actuators 2021, 10(8), 195; https://doi.org/10.3390/act10080195 - 12 Aug 2021
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An optimally-tuned PID control for a transport robot actuator based on an induction motor was developed. Continuous-discrete and continuous mathematical models of the actuator were obtained. The parametric synthesis of PID controller on the basis of continuous and discrete actuator models were performed. [...] Read more.
An optimally-tuned PID control for a transport robot actuator based on an induction motor was developed. Continuous-discrete and continuous mathematical models of the actuator were obtained. The parametric synthesis of PID controller on the basis of continuous and discrete actuator models were performed. Numerical simulations using SimInTech for the adaptive regulator taking into account the cargo weight (from empty to maximum loaded) were carried out. The scheme of automatic selection of actuator PID coefficients considering the cargo weight was proposed. The scheme of automatic selection of coefficients of PID regulator for an actuator with regard to the cargo weight was suggested. As a result of parametric synthesis of discrete PID control law optimum values of its amplification coefficients were determined. There was no overcontrol and the transient time, which satisfied the initial requirements for the optimization of the control algorithm by angular velocity. Full article
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