Architecture optimization of a parallel Schönflies-motion robot for pick-and-place applications in a predefined workspace

G Wu, S Bai, P Hjørnet - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper deals with the architecture optimization of a parallel Schönflies-motion robot
admitting a rectangular workspace, which allows to utilize the shop-floor space efficiently for …

Static condensation method for the reduced dynamic modeling of mechanisms and structures

A Cammarata, R Sinatra, PD Maddìo - Archive of Applied Mechanics, 2019 - Springer
In this paper, a novel static condensation method is extended to mechanisms and structures
with internal joints. The formulation is framed inside the static reduction techniques in a …

Kinematic analysis and optimal design of a wall-mounted four-limb parallel Schönflies-motion robot for pick-and-place operations

G Wu - Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 2017 - Springer
In this paper, a parallel Schönflies-motion robot, with four identical limbs and one single-
platform end-effector, is introduced for pick-and-place operations. Compared to the …

Full and reduced models for the elastodynamics of fully flexible parallel robots

A Cammarata - Mechanism and Machine Theory, 2020 - Elsevier
The elastodynamic analysis of parallel robots still has limitations related to the difficulty of
including parts with several input/output nodes. This results in the impossibility of …

Nonlinear compensation assessment in few-mode fibers via phase-conjugated twin waves

JS Tavares, LM Pessoa, HM Salgado - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we further explore the concept of phase-conjugated twin waves (PCTW) for
nonlinear cancellation in space-division multiplexed (SDM) systems. Previously, we …

On the stiffness of three/four degree-of-freedom parallel pick-and-place robots with four identical limbs

G Wu, S Bai, P Hjørnet - 2016 IEEE International Conference …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents stiffness analysis of a family of three/four degree-of-freedom pick-and-
place robots with four identical limbs. The Cartesian stiffness matrix of the robots is modeled …

Kinematic and dynamic dimensional synthesis of extended Delta parallel robots

J Brinker, B Corves, Y Takeda - … on Robotics & Mechatronics (ISRM 2017) …, 2019 - Springer
Industrial modifications of Delta-like robots impose high challenges on the dimensional
synthesis. On the one hand, purely kinematic approaches taking into account the input and …

CurviPicker: a continuum robot for pick-and-place tasks

Z Yang, B Zhao, L Bo, X Zhu, K Xu - Assembly automation, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Pick-and-place tasks are common across many industrial sectors, and many rigid-
linked robots have been proposed for this application. This paper aims to alternatively …

Conceptual design and analysis of a 6-axis double delta robot towards high acceleration

G Wu - Mechanism and Machine Science: Proceedings of …, 2017 - Springer
In this paper, a 6-axis parallel robot for pick-and-place operations is introduced based on the
double structures of the Delta robot. Differing from the current 6-axis Delta robot, all the …

Parallel PnP Robots

G Wu, H Shen - Res Intell Manuf, 2021 - Springer
Over the past several decades, parallel robots have attracted lots of attention in both
academia and industries, which have been widely used as mechanical architectures …