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Design strategies for high-speed lightweight robots

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dc.contributor.author Book, Wayne J. en_US
dc.contributor.author Hastings, Gordon Greene en_US
dc.contributor.author Alberts, Thomas Edward en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Mechanical Engineering en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename Georgia Institute of Technology. Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-06-10T19:30:03Z
dc.date.available 2011-06-10T19:30:03Z
dc.date.issued 1986-09
dc.description © 1986 ASME en_US
dc.description.abstract Industrial robots today can lift objects no. heavier than about five percent of their own weight. Imagine a robotic weight lifter competing against the current Olympic human record of 750 lb. By today's standards, that robot would have to weigh about 15,000 lb, as opposed to its human competitor, who would weigh 165 lb (and who is "rated" at 450 percent of body weight). While this analogy is inexact, the point stands that improvements in the performance of robotic manipulators require engineers to consider the weight of the structural and drive components. The advantages of lighter weight include faster motion times for large motions, smaller actuators, lower energy consumption, reduced mounting requirements, and less weight to be transported. But there are also penalties such as lower (structural) strength and lower stiffness. The stiffness constraint arising from the dynamic and static behavior of the arm is the more critical for most uses of robotic arms. Therefore, we have concentrated on controlling the motion of robotic devices that have lightweight structures. en_US
dc.identifier.citation Book, W.J., G. Hastings, and T. Alberts, "Design Strategies for High Speed, Lightweight Robots," Computers in Mechanical Engineering, September, 1986, pp. 26-33. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0745-9726
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39076
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.publisher.original American Society of Mechanical Engineers en_US
dc.subject Industrial robots en_US
dc.subject Manipulators en_US
dc.subject Weight en_US
dc.subject Structural and drive components en_US
dc.title Design strategies for high-speed lightweight robots en_US
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dc.type.genre Article
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local.contributor.author Book, Wayne J.
local.contributor.corporatename George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename College of Engineering
local.contributor.corporatename Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM)
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