Kinematics and trajectory planning of a cucumber harvesting robot manipulator

Authors

  • Zhang Libin President, PhD, Prof., Zhejiang University of Technolgoy
  • Wang Yan PhD,Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China
  • Yang Qinghua PhD, Prof. Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China
  • Bao Guanjun PhD,Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China
  • Gao Feng PhD, Prof. Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China
  • Xun Yi

Keywords:

farm machine,

Abstract

In order to reduce cucumber harvesting cost and improve economic benefits, a cucumber harvesting robot was developed. The cucumber harvesting robot consists of a vehicle, a 4-DOF articulated manipulator, an end-effector, an upper monitor, a vision system and four DC servo drive systems. The Kinematics of the cucumber harvesting robot manipulator was constructed using D-H coordinate frame model. And the inverse kinematics which provides a foundation for trajectory planning has been solved with inverse transform technique. The cycloidal motion, which has properties of continuity and zero velocity and acceleration at the ports of the bounded interval, was adopted as a feasible approach to plan trajectory in joint space of the cucumber harvesting robot manipulator. Moreover, hardware and
software based on CAN-bus communication between the upper monitor and the joint controllers have been designed. Experimental results show that the upper monitor communicates with the four joint controllers efficiently by CAN-bus, and the integrated errors of four joint angles do not exceed four degrees. Probable factors resulting in the errors were analyzed and the corresponding solutions for improving precision are proposed.

Keywords: cucumber harvesting robot, articulated manipulator, trajectory planning, cycloidal motion, CAN-bus
DOI: 10.3965/j.issn.1934-6344.2009.01.001-007

Citation: Zhang Libin, Wang Yan, Yang Qinghua, Bao Guanjun, Gao Feng, Xun Yi. Kinematics and trajectory planning
of a cucumber harvesting robot manipulator. Int J Agric & Biol Eng, 2009; 2(1): 1

Author Biographies

Zhang Libin, President, PhD, Prof., Zhejiang University of Technolgoy

President, PhD, Prof. Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

Wang Yan, PhD,Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

PhD,Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

Yang Qinghua, PhD, Prof. Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

PhD, Prof. Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

Bao Guanjun, PhD,Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

PhD,Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

Gao Feng, PhD, Prof. Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

PhD,Pro.Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

Xun Yi

PhD,Zhejiang University of Technolgoy, China

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Published

2009-04-03

How to Cite

Libin, Z., Yan, W., Qinghua, Y., Guanjun, B., Feng, G., & Yi, X. (2009). Kinematics and trajectory planning of a cucumber harvesting robot manipulator. International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 2(1), 1–7. Retrieved from https://ijabe.migration.pkpps03.publicknowledgeproject.org/index.php/ijabe/article/view/61

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2009): IJABE

Section

Power and Machinery Systems

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