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Intelligent kinematic physics engine construction for hyper-redundant cable-driven flexible manipulator.

Songtao Wang^1,2, Peiang Wang¹, Xueqian Wang²

¹Jiangxi Province Key Laboratory of Precision Drive and Equipment, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China.

|July 10, 2026

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A new intelligent kinematics physics engine uses Bayesian-optimized Long Short-Term Memory (BO-LSTM) networks to improve real-time performance for hyper-redundant cable-driven flexible manipulators. This method offers a highly precise and efficient solution for complex kinematic modeling challenges.

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Area of Science:

Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Mechanical Engineering

Background:

Hyper-redundant cable-driven flexible manipulators present significant challenges in kinematics modeling and real-time performance.
Existing methods struggle with the complexity and computational demands of these systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an intelligent kinematics physics engine for hyper-redundant cable-driven flexible manipulators.
To enhance the accuracy and efficiency of kinematic modeling and real-time solutions.

Main Methods:

Established multilevel kinematics equations using the Denavit-Hartenberg (D-H) parameter method.
Developed analytical and Newton iteration models for forward and inverse kinematics.
Created a kinematics database using Monte Carlo methods and visualized it.
Constructed an intelligent kinematics physics engine utilizing a Bayesian-optimized Long Short-Term Memory (BO-LSTM) neural network.

Main Results:

The BO-LSTM models achieved calculation speeds of 0.018 s (forward) and 0.017 s (inverse), outperforming traditional numerical methods.
Mean Squared Errors (MSEs) for the BO-LSTM models were 0.065 (forward) and 0.056 (inverse), demonstrating superior accuracy compared to BP, RBF, and LSTM networks.
Simulations using MATLAB's SimMechanics module confirmed the high precision and efficiency of the BO-LSTM based engine.

Conclusions:

The proposed intelligent kinematics physics engine based on BO-LSTM networks effectively addresses the limitations of existing methods.
This approach provides a novel, high-precision, and efficient solution for the kinematic modeling of hyper-redundant cable-driven flexible manipulators.