Kinematic Determination of an Unmodeled Serial Manipulator by Means of an IMU

dc.contributor.advisorAkin, David Len_US
dc.contributor.authorCiarleglio, Constanceen_US
dc.contributor.departmentAerospace Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-04T06:31:16Z
dc.date.available2014-02-04T06:31:16Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractKinematic determination for an unmodeled manipulator is usually done through a-priori knowledge of the manipulator physical characteristics or external sensor information. The mathematics of the kinematic estimation, often based on Denavit- Hartenberg convention, are complex and have high computation requirements, in addition to being unique to the manipulator for which the method is developed. Analytical methods that can compute kinematics on-the fly have the potential to be highly beneficial in dynamic environments where different configurations and variable manipulator types are often required. This thesis derives a new screw theory based method of kinematic determination, using a single inertial measurement unit (IMU), for use with any serial, revolute manipulator. The method allows the expansion of reconfigurable manipulator design and simplifies the kinematic process for existing manipulators. A simulation is presented where the theory of the method is verified and characterized with error. The method is then implemented on an existing manipulator as a verification of functionality.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/14773
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledRoboticsen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledAerospace engineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIMUen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledKinematicsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledManipulatoren_US
dc.titleKinematic Determination of an Unmodeled Serial Manipulator by Means of an IMUen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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