Ultrasound based industrial robot kinematic calibration method

Hanming Zhang*, Chunguang Xu, Dingguo Xiao, Peilu Li, Canzhi Guo

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to present a kinematic calibration method for industrial robot based on ultrasound. It can be used to improve kinematic accuracy for robot used in ultrasonic nondestructive testing system. Articulated robot with six degree of freedom (DOF) is introduced in ultrasonic nondestructive testing system to test workpieces with complicated shape. Off-line teaching method is an effective way to realize complicated motion in robot application. However, absolute positioning plays an important role in such teaching method. Considering that ultrasound has ability to measure distance, we used ultrasonic transducer to calibrate kinematic parameters. Firstly, relative distance errors between actual and command distance are measured along three orthogonal orientations. Then, least square method is used to calculate errors between actual and nominal kinematic parameters. Experimental results show that this method can improve kinematic accuracy effectively. The proposed method makes it more convenient to calibrate kinematic parameters for robot used in ultrasonic nondestructive testing system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 7th Asia International Symposium on Mechatronics - Volume I
EditorsBaoyan Duan, Kazunori Umeda, Woonbong Hwang
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages599-610
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9789813294363
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Event7th Asia International Symposium on Mechatronics, AISM 2019 - Hangzhou, China
Duration: 19 Sept 201922 Sept 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume588
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference7th Asia International Symposium on Mechatronics, AISM 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityHangzhou
Period19/09/1922/09/19

Keywords

  • Calibration
  • MDH model
  • Robot
  • Ultrasound

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Zhang, H., Xu, C., Xiao, D., Li, P., & Guo, C. (2020). Ultrasound based industrial robot kinematic calibration method. In B. Duan, K. Umeda, & W. Hwang (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th Asia International Symposium on Mechatronics - Volume I (pp. 599-610). (Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering; Vol. 588). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9437-0_62