Optimal design of a variable stiffness joint in a robot manipulator using the response surface method

Authors
Yoo, JeonghoonHyun, Myung WookChoi, Jun HoKang, SungchulKim, Seung-Jong
Issue Date
2009-08
Publisher
KOREAN SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Citation
JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, v.23, no.8, pp.2236 - 2243
Abstract
The response surface method combined with the design of experiment-based design optimization of a variable stiffness joint (VSJ) is presented in this article. A VSJ used in a manipulator of a robot arm to support 1 kg payload at the end is designed by considering the minimization of the total weight as the objective function. Owing to the requirement of large rotational stiffness of the VSJ, over 10 N center dot m, ring-type permanent magnets are adopted. First, a model composed of two permanent magnets was initially manufactured and tested for comparison with the analysis results. Then, a three-ring-type permanent magnet-based model is suggested and optimized to increase the torque of VSJ. The finite element method is used as a magnetic field analysis method to substitute for the expensive experimental process. Optimization results decrease the weight from 0.899 kg to 0.538 kg, still satisfying the requirement for the rotational stiffness.
Keywords
FORCE; FORCE; Variable stiffness joint; Robot manipulator; Permanent magnet; Finite element method; Design of experiments; Response surface method
ISSN
1738-494X
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/132279
DOI
10.1007/s12206-009-0516-z
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