Statically-balanced technology is often used to compensate partial or full gravity force exerting on a mechanism in order to reduce the effort of driving the mechanism. Since such compensation is static, when a statically-balanced mechanism is used for dynamic applications, it will still have impedance (mechanical resistance to input motion) because the mechanism still subjects to the inertia forces although the gravity force has been compensated. Such a dynamic effect is undesirable for many applications, especially for those required to physically interact with humans and hence, the impedance property needs to be fully understood and possibly minimized in the design and/or operation of a statically-balanced mechanism. This paper studies the impedance property of passive statically-balanced mechanisms. Based on the study result, optimization strategies are proposed in order to optimize the operation of a statically-balanced mechanism. The strategies are then applied to a spring-based reduced-gravity simulation mechanism to figure out an optimal set of configurations in the workspace where the mechanism has the lowest impedance and the highest zero-gravity simulation fidelity.
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ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference
August 28–31, 2011
Washington, DC, USA
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- Design Engineering Division and Computers and Information in Engineering Division
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Wenwu Xiu,
Wenwu Xiu
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
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Ou Ma
Ou Ma
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
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Qi Lu
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Wenwu Xiu
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Ou Ma
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
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DETC2011-48546, pp. 543-550; 8 pages
Published Online:
June 12, 2012
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Lu, Q, Xiu, W, & Ma, O. "On the Impedance of Statically-Balanced Mechanisms." Proceedings of the ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. Volume 6: 35th Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Parts A and B. Washington, DC, USA. August 28–31, 2011. pp. 543-550. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2011-48546
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