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Robot-based systems are defined by the capabilities of links and joints that form the robot arm, the control including drive engines and the endeffector. In particular, articulated robots have a serial structure. They have to carry the drive engine of each ongoing axis, which results in higher susceptibility to vibration. To compensate weak precision the German Aerospace Center (DLR) integrates a quality improving sensor system on the robot platform. A vibration monitoring system detects vibrations that affect the precision during motion tasks. Currently, higher precision is achieved by slowing down the speed in production. Therefore, a compromise is given between speed and precision. To push the limits for these two conflicting process properties, we propose an approach for an additional smart device to decouple the process-sensitive unit from disturbances arising through motion of the kinematic structure. The smart device enables active vibration suppression by use of a piezo-based actuator with a lever mechanism connected to a motion platform. The lever mechanism provides the required force and displacement adaption. The platform provides mounting and steering of the process-sensitive components. First, an insight into the automation task is given within this paper. Secondly, the system design is illustrated. Based on simulation results the characteristic of the proposed mechanism is shown. Besides the mechanical properties like stiffness and lever amplification, dynamical issues like the smallest eigenfrequency are discussed. To verify simulation results initial measurements are presented and discussed. The paper sums up with the discussion of an implementation of a closed-loop control system to achieve vibration-free and fast motion.
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This paper was presented at the ISR-2013, KINTEX, Seoul, Korea, October 24–26, 2013. Recommended by Guest Editor Byung Kyu Kim
Marcus Perner is currently a research assistant at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Braunschweig, Germany. His key research activity is in the field of smart structure’s technology for vibration suppression. He received his diploma as an engineer in mechatronics in 2010 at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
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Perner, M., Krombholz, C. & Monner, H.P. Approach for a smart device for active vibration suppression as an add-on for robot-based systems. J Mech Sci Technol 28, 4407–4413 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-014-1008-3
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