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Design of Compact Variable Gravity Compensator (CVGC) Based on Cam and Variable Pivot of a Lever Mechanism
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- Issue Date
- 2019-11
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Citation
- 2019 IEEE/RSJ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS (IROS), pp.3583-3588
- Abstract
- In this paper, we propose a new compact variable gravity compensation mechanism (CVGC). The CVGC can be used to generate gravity compensation torque by using the cam and lever mechanism and can also amplify the target gravity compensation torque by varying the pivot point of the lever. The feature of variable gravity compensation is very useful to the mobile platform, which needs to handle unstandardized tasks with a high variation of the workpiece weight. The proposed CVGC has many advantages. Most importantly, it is designed as a compact, independent one-piece structure and is lightweight, meaning it can easily be used as a mobile platform with a simple modification. The CVGC can also have a full range of compensation angle (360 degrees), so it does not restrict any of the original workspaces of the target platform when it is installed. First, the mechanism concept and details are explained. Next, the mechanics of the prototype for force analysis are presented. Based on these mechanics and cam theory, the methodology of the cam profile design is presented. Finally, the performance of variable gravity compensation is verified through experiments that compare the designed and measured gravity compensation torque. The verification test shows adequate performance, as we had hoped, which shows potential for the development of the CVGC.
- ISSN
- 2153-0858
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