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Chapter 3, Robot Anatomy An Components
Chapter 3, Robot Anatomy An Components
Robot anatomy
Objectives
Have a knowledge about a robotic information system & robot physical construction.
Robot Manipulator
Robot Other Components
■ Monitoring parameters within the robot and in the environment (a feedback to be used
by the control loops to detect potentially ( )محتملةhazardous situations, to verify that the
task has been performed correctly, and to construct a world model).
■ Manipulator contains a series of segments, jointed or sliding relative to one another for
the purpose of moving objects.
■ The manipulator includes the arm and the wrist.
■ Robot arm - joints provide either linear or rotary movement; driven by linear or rotary
actuators.
■ The arm joints are used to position the end effector.
■ The wrist joints are used to orient the end effector.
Due to their rigid structure they can manipulate high loads so they are commonly used for
pick and-place operations, machine tool loading, in fact any application that uses a lot of
moves in the X,Y,Z planes. These robots occupy a large space, giving a low ratio of
robot size to operating volume. They may require some form of protective covering.
■ This is the most widely used arm configuration because of its flexibility in reaching any
part of the working envelope.
■ This configuration flexibility allows such complex applications as spray painting and
welding to be implemented successfully.
■ Although originally designed specifically for assembly work, these robots are now
being used for welding, drilling and soldering operations because of their repeatability
and compactness.
■ They are intended for light to medium loads and the working volume tends to be
restricted as there is limited vertical movement.
■ Tools are used in applications where the robot must perform some
processing operation on the work-part.
■ As working machines, robots have defined job duties and carry all the
tools they need to accomplish their tasks onboard ( )متنtheir bodies.
■ Many robots carry their tools at the end of a manipulator.
■ In each case the robot must not only control the relative position of the
tool with respect to the work as a function of time, it must also control
the operation of the tool.
■ Microcomputer Machine Language Level: programs are written in machine language. The level
of programming is the most basic and is very efficient.
■ Point- to- point Level: in this level, the coordinates of the points are entered sequentially and the
robot follows the points as specified.
■ Primitive Motion Level: in this language, it is possible to develop more sophisticated programs ,
including sensory information, branching and conditional statements.
■ Structured Programming Level: most languages of this level are compiler based , are powerful
and allow more sophisticated programs.
■ Task-Oriented Level: Autopass was proposed by IBM in 1980s, Autopass was supposed to be
task oriented. This means that the user was simply to mention the task (not by programming) ,
while the controller would create the necessary sequence.