Kinematic-sensitivity indices for dimensionally nonhomogeneous Jacobian matrices

Authors:
Philippe Cardou;Samuel Bouchard;Clément Gosselin
Affiliations:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Laboratory, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada;Department of Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Laboratory, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada;Department of Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Laboratory, Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Venue:
IEEE Transactions on Robotics
Year:
2010

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Abstract

Numerous performance indices have been proposed to compare robot architectures based on their kinematic properties. However, none of these indices seems to draw a consensus among the robotics community. The most notorious indices, which aremanipulability and dexterity, still entail some drawbacks, which are mainly due to the impossibility to define a single invariant metric for the special Euclidean group. The natural consequence is to use two distinct metrics, i.e., one for rotations and one for point displacements, as has already been proposed by other researchers. This is the approach used in this paper, where we define the maximum rotation sensitivity and the maximum point-displacement sensitivity. These two indices provide tight upper bounds to the end-effector rotation and point-displacement sensitivity under a unit-magnitude array of actuated-joint displacements. Therefore, their meaning is thought to be clear and definite to the designer of a robotic manipulator. Furthermore, methods for the computation of the proposed indices are devised, some of their properties are established and interpreted in the context of robotic manipulator design, and an example is provided.