An improved kinematic model for calibration of serial robots having closed-chain mechanisms

Many industrial robots employ closed-loop actuating elements such as the parallelogram mechanism for increased stiffness. Modeling these manipulators for the purpose of calibration presents a challenge due to complex nonlinear couplings between parameters of the chains. The modeling method presented in this paper involves the integration of the open-and closed-loop elements whose errors can be resolved as linear functions of their parameters. As a result, the model is similar to that of a serial-link robot, which makes it possible to use existing well-defined calibration techniques in the area. Simulation and experimental studies on an industrial robot for verifying the correctness and effectiveness of the proposed model are also described.

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