Abstract
Conventional multibody systems used in robotics and automated machinery contain bearing components that exhibit complex and uncertain tribological characteristics. These limit fundamentally the precision of the automated motion and also cause wear. Replacing traditional bearing joints with flexure couplings eliminates these tribological effects, together with wear, reducing necessary system maintenance and offering a potential for increased motion precision. A flexure-coupled multibody system is considered and a novel general solution technique is presented. Derivation of a large deflection flexure coupling model is provided and subsequently validated using an experimental facility. A focused study of a unique double flexure coupling-rigid body system is given; the formulated nonlinear mathematical model can be utilised for feedforward control. Equivalent control is also applied to a corresponding system with traditional bearing joints. The feasibility of replacing bearing joints by flexure couplings is demonstrated in terms of accurate large displacement control and reduction of high frequency disturbances.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2218 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-22 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Proceedings of the Royal Society A |
Volume | 474 |
Issue number | 2218 |
Early online date | 24 Oct 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 31 Oct 2018 |
Keywords
- Flexure coupling
- Large deflections
- Nonlinear dynamics
- Precision control
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Profiles
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Nicola Bailey
- Department of Mechanical Engineering - Lecturer
- Turbomachinery Research Centre
- Centre for Power Transmission and Motion Control
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