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CA 2080822
2080822 9117536 PCTABS00008 A system, method and apparatus for controlling, via a closed-form forward displacement computation, the position and orientation of a movable platform of a parallel mechanism. A movable platform is supported above a base platform by a plurality of parallel support legs such as linear actuators. The dimensions of the base platform and the movable platform, as well as the lengths of the support legs, are provided to a control system. The control system is operative to compute at least one closed-form forward displacement solution (51) of the geometry of polyhedron (an octahedron for the disclosed embodiments) formed by the movable platform, the base platform, and the support legs. The control system determines a final position and orientation of the movable platform by eliminating imaginary roots of the closed-form solutions and roots which would result in discontinuous paths of travel for the movable platform. A novel special 6-6 parallel mechanism (Fig. 12) is also disclosed. The control system is suitable for controlling known 3-3 or 6-3 Stewart platforms in a novel manner, as well as controlling the novel special 6-6 parallel mechanism. The special 6-6 parallel mechanism is distinguished from a general 6-6 by the fact that it is geometrically reducible to an octahedron, and therefore it has a simple geometry, even though its legs possess distinct connections. Also disclosed is a method for reducing the novel special 6-6 parallel mechanism to a Stewart platform equivalent, which is then controlled by the disclosed closed-form forward displacement control system.
Duffy Joseph
Griffis Michael W.
Duffy Joseph
Griffis Michael W.
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala Llp
University Of Florida
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