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Area of Science:

  • Robotics
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

Background:

  • Cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) offer unique advantages but are susceptible to cable failures.
  • Geometric reconfigurability in CDPRs introduces kinematic redundancy, enabling fault tolerance.
  • Existing fault-tolerant control (FTC) methods often struggle with simultaneous fault diagnosis and task recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an FTC framework for reconfigurable CDPRs (rCDPRs) that integrates fault detection, diagnosis, and task recovery.
  • To enable rCDPRs to maintain trajectory tracking despite multiple cable failures by exploiting kinematic redundancy.
  • To ensure task completion in applications where trajectory precision is critical, such as 3D printing or welding.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of an Interactive Multiple Model (IMM) adaptive estimation filter for simultaneous fault detection and diagnosis (FDD).
  • Development of a redundancy resolution scheme prioritizing singularity avoidance, manipulability, and wrench quality maximization.
  • Introduction of a trajectory tracking methodology for automatic task recovery to the point of failure.

Main Results:

  • The proposed FTC framework successfully validated in simulation on a planar rCDPR with elastic cables and uncertainties.
  • The system demonstrated robust trajectory tracking through multiple cable failures, adapting to changing robot topologies (over-constrained to under-constrained).
  • Integration of constant-velocity kinematic feedforward and LQR feedback controllers ensured steady-state inputs and dampened oscillations.

Conclusions:

  • The IMM-based FTC framework provides effective fault tolerance for rCDPRs, enabling continuous operation and task completion.
  • The developed redundancy resolution and recovery strategy enhances the reliability and applicability of CDPRs in critical industrial processes.
  • This research contributes to the advancement of robust robotic systems capable of autonomous adaptation to dynamic failures.