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Area of Science:

  • Robotics and Control Systems
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • Trajectory planning is crucial for manipulators and robots, requiring consideration of numerous constraints and objectives.
  • Existing methods often struggle with balancing optimality, actuator limitations, and computational efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an easy-implemented optimization method for trajectory planning in robotic manipulators.
  • To ensure time-optimal trajectories while respecting actuator specifications like velocity and acceleration.
  • To validate the proposed method's effectiveness and efficiency through simulations and experiments.

Main Methods:

  • Deduction of forward and inverse kinematics for a five-axis manipulator.
  • A novel method for selecting appropriate inverse kinematics solutions.
  • Trajectory optimization using seventh-order polynomial interpolation, event-trigger mechanism, and conditional proportional (P) control.

Main Results:

  • A simple and effective method for choosing among multiple inverse kinematics solutions.
  • Successful generation of time-optimal trajectories that adhere to actuator velocity and acceleration constraints.
  • Experimental and simulation results confirming the method's efficiency and effectiveness.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed trajectory optimization method is effective for robotic manipulators.
  • The method is suitable for microcontrollers with limited computing power and high real-time demands.
  • This research offers valuable insights for real-time trajectory optimization in resource-constrained environments.