Robot Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Illustrated - Profe Saul
Robot Mechanisms and Mechanical Devices Illustrated - Profe Saul
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292 Index<br />
CAM-LEM, Inc., xxiii<br />
camming, electronic, 11<br />
Carnegie Mellon University, xxx<br />
cartesian arm geometry, 246f–247<br />
center of gravity (cg) shifting, 131–134, 132f, 133f<br />
cg. See center of gravity (cg) shifting<br />
chain drives<br />
ladder, 80f<br />
rack <strong>and</strong> pinion, 82f<br />
roller, 80–82f, 81f<br />
silent (timing), 82–83f<br />
chasms. See crevasse negotiation<br />
chassis elevation, 132, 134f<br />
Cincinnati Milacron, 260<br />
circular interpolation, 10<br />
circular pitch, 87<br />
clearance, 87<br />
closed-loop motion control systems (servosystems), 5–9, 5f,<br />
6f, 7f, 8f, 18<br />
cluster gears, 86f<br />
commutation, 26–28f, 27f, 30, 34–35<br />
computer-aided design (CAD), xiv, xvi<br />
computer-aided motion control emulation, 10–11<br />
cone clutches, 122f<br />
cone drives, 84f<br />
constant-velocity couplings, 115f–116f<br />
contact ratio, 87<br />
contouring, 10<br />
controlled differential drives, 93–95f, 94f<br />
control structures, xiii<br />
costs<br />
<strong>and</strong> actuator count, 68<br />
<strong>and</strong> gearhead installation, 104–105<br />
couplers<br />
bellows couplings, 14f–15<br />
Bendix-Weiss joints, 116<br />
constant-velocity couplings, 115f–116f<br />
cylindrical splines, 116f–119f, 117f, 118f<br />
face splines, 120f<br />
flexible shaft couplings, 14f<br />
helical couplings, 14f–15<br />
Hooke’s joints, 114f<br />
of parallel shafts, 115f<br />
Crawler Transporter (NASA), 165<br />
crevasse negotiation, 163–164, 166, 234<br />
Cubital America Inc., xx<br />
cylindrical arm geometry, 247f<br />
cylindrical splines, 116f–119f, 117f, 118f<br />
D<br />
dark fringe, 58<br />
DCDT. See linear variable differential transformers<br />
(LVDTs)<br />
dead-reckoning error, 196<br />
debugging, <strong>and</strong> actuator count, 67–68<br />
dedendum circle, 87<br />
degrees-of-freedom (DOF)<br />
in manipulator arm geometry, 241–242, 245<br />
degrees-of-freedom (DOF)<br />
in manipulator wrist geometry, 250–251f<br />
in walker mobility systems, 203–208, 204f, 205f, 206f,<br />
207f<br />
depth, in gears, 87<br />
derivative control feedback, 9<br />
design tools, xiv<br />
diametrical pitch (P), 87<br />
differential, 139–140f<br />
Directed-Light Fabrication (DLF), xvi, xxix(f)–xxx<br />
Direct-Metal Fusing, xxix<br />
direct power transfer devices<br />
couplers<br />
Bendix-Weiss joints, 116<br />
direct power transfer devices<br />
couplers, 14f–15, 109–113f, 110f, 111f, 112f<br />
bellows couplings, 14f–15<br />
constant-velocity couplings, 115f–116f<br />
cylindrical splines, 116f–119f, 117f, 118f<br />
face splines, 120f<br />
flexible shaft couplings, 14f<br />
helical couplings, 14f–15<br />
Hooke’s joints, 114f<br />
of parallel shafts, 115f<br />
torque limiters, 121–125f, 122f, 123f, 124f<br />
Direct-Shell Production Casting (DSPC), xvi, xxvi(f)–xxvii<br />
drive/steer modules, 195f–197f<br />
drop on dem<strong>and</strong> inkjet plotting, xx, xxviii(f)<br />
DTM Corporation, xxi<br />
dynamic stability, 201–202<br />
E<br />
E-chains, 243f<br />
electric motors. See also direct power transfer devices;<br />
indirect power tranfer devices<br />
drive/steer modules, 195f–197f<br />
linear servomotors, 17–18, 31–37, 32f, 33f, 34f<br />
in motion control systems, 3, 4–5, 20–21, 71<br />
permanent-magnet (PM) DC servomotors, 16–17, 18t,<br />
21–31, 22f, 23f<br />
brushless, 26–31, 27f, 28f<br />
brush-type, 22–23, 26f<br />
cup- or shell-type, 24–25f<br />
disk-type, 23–24f