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  • Robotics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Control Systems

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  • Continuum manipulators offer potential solutions for complex robotic tasks but face limitations due to joint-induced non-constant curvature.
  • Existing models often rely on a constant curvature assumption, which inadequately represents the behavior of manipulators with multiple joints.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a mechanics-based kinematic model for compound continuum manipulators that accounts for non-constant curvature.
  • To propose an efficient Inverse Kinematic Algorithm using Polynomial Curve (IKAPC) for improved manipulator control.

Main Methods:

  • A mechanics-based static model was established to determine the relationship between bending angles in compound continuum manipulators.
  • An Inverse Kinematic Algorithm using Polynomial Curve (IKAPC) was developed, utilizing polynomial curves to fit the end-effector trajectory.

Main Results:

  • Simulations demonstrated that the IKAPC is 354 times faster than the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm.
  • Experimental results confirmed that the mechanics-based model improved position accuracy by 3.75 times compared to the constant curvature method.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed mechanics-based model accurately captures the non-constant curvature of compound continuum manipulators.
  • The IKAPC provides a computationally efficient and accurate solution for the inverse kinematics of these manipulators, critical for their practical application.