Experimental Model Validation for a Flexible Robot With a Prismatic Joint

Abstract

In [1] a dynamic model for flexible manipulators with prismatic joints and the solution method were presented. In this paper experiments on a spherical coordinate robot are performed to further validate the proposed dynamic model. Using the validated model, numerical simulations are performed to illustrate the coupling effects between the rigid body motions and the flexible motions, the effects of the flexible motion on a rigid body controller, and the effects of axial shortening.