Predicted and observed active damping performance of macro-micro manipulators

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dc.contributor.authorVan Vliet, Christopher Johnen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T20:12:23Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T20:12:23Z
dc.date.copyright1998en_US
dc.date.issued1998
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Mechanical Engineering
dc.degree.levelMaster of Applied Science M.A.Sc.en
dc.description.abstractMacro-micro manipulators are used where a long, lightweight manipulator with fine end­ effector control is required. The large, flexible macro-manipulator deploys the small, rigid micro-manipulator to a work site, where the fine dexterous control of the micro-manipulator is utilized to perform a specific task. Residual vibration in the macro-manipulator can be actively damped by the micro-manipulator. Two algorithms for active damping are investigated. Each method is simulated on several simple manipulators and implemented experimentally on a macro-micro manipulator test-bed at the University of Victoria. Active damping performance is dependent not only on the choice of active damping algorithm, but also on the nominal micro-manipulator configuration. Three tools for predicting the optimal micro-manipulator configurations are evaluated against the two active damping algorithms. Little previous research effort has been directed towards making such predictions. The University of Victoria macro-micro manipulator was developed specifically for the active damping experiments. Design, modelling, and control details of this manipulator are presented.
dc.format.extent127 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/20021
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titlePredicted and observed active damping performance of macro-micro manipulatorsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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