Abstract
The influence of joint clearance on the dynamic characteristics of the free-floating space manipulator is of great significance to the design of the space station manipulator. The joint model with clearance and friction is established by the Lankarani-Nikravesh contact force expression and the dynamic model of free-floating space manipulator with clearance is derived by using the Lagrange equation. The dynamic output characteristics is analyzed by numerical simulation in consideration of the number of joints with clearance and different clearance sizes and the influence of the clearance on the dynamic output characteristics of the free-floating manipulator is studied quantitatively. The results show that the coupling effect of the double joints with clearance leads to the dramatic change of the contact forces, which causes the dynamic output of the free-floating space manipulator to be more intense. The dynamic output of the free-floating space manipulator fluctuates more violently with the larger clearance size, but the fluctuation frequency decreases, which seriously reduces the motion accuracy of space manipulator. This study provides the important basis for the high precision trajectory control of free-floating space manipulator with multiple joints with clearance.
| Translated title of the contribution | Dynamic Characteristics of Free-floating Space Manipulator with Joint Clearance |
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| Original language | Chinese (Traditional) |
| Pages (from-to) | 99-108 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Jixie Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 5 Feb 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |