Direct Kinematics for All Planar Three-Legged Parallel Platforms : Kinematic Mapping

ISBN-13: 9783639150377 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 80 str.

Chao Chen

Opis

Kinematic mapping is a valuable tool to deal with difficult direct kinematics problems. It should have successful application in other areas of kinematics as well. However, it has been ignored by most engineers. One reason may be that it is rooted in 19th century projective geometry, while most engineers are familiar only with the older, traditional Euclidean geometry. Hence, manyreject kinematic mapping at the first glance when confronted by its peculiar, sometimes intuitively unrealistic, possibly confusing and overly complicated concepts. It is humbly suggestedthat we might initially avoid the details of the basic geometry in order not to scare off potential users when introducing them to kinematic mapping. The authors found this tool to be easy to usebut difficult to understand. Therefore, it may obtain wider acceptance if we focus first on actual applications before becoming enmeshed deeply in the theoretical background.

O autorze

Chen obtained M.Eng. and PhD from McGill University in 2002 and
2006, respectively. He is now a lecturer in Mechatronics at
Monash University.
Zsombor-Murray is an Associate Professor of mechanical
engineering at McGill University and devout admirer
of the barely surviving school of Austrian classical
geometry.