Les Robots Parallèles à Câbles (RPC) sont particulièrement adaptés pour des applications telles que le transport de charges lourdes au travers de grands espaces de travail. Afin de contrôler l'ensemble des degrés de liberté de la plate-forme tout en optimisant la taille de l'espace de travail du robot par rapport au volume de sa structure, la redondance d'actionnement est nécessaire. Dans cette thèse, un algorithme de distribution des tensions des câbles compatible temps-réel est introduit. Il permet de calculer efficacement différentes solutions optimales au problème de la distribution des tensions des RPC à deux degrés de redondance. Des schémas de commande adaptés aux RPC, intégrant l'algorithme de distribution des tensions, sont ensuite proposés. Un schéma de commande en espace double est introduit pour compenser la dynamique de la plate-forme et des enrouleurs. Afin de pallier les incertitudes et les variations des paramètres des modèles, une commande adaptative en espace double est finalement proposée. Des résultats expérimentaux prouvent la compatibilité temps-réel des algorithmes et des lois de commande développés dans cette thèse, ainsi que leur stabilité le long de la trajectoire suivie. / Cable-driven parallel robots (CDPR) are particularly well adapted for some applications such as handling of heavy payloads over large workspaces. However, in order to fully control all the degrees of freedomof the mobile platformand to obtain large workspace to footprint ratios, redundant actuation may be required, which implies the determination of feasible cable tension distributions. In this thesis, in the case of CDPR with two degrees of actuation redundancy, real-time compatible algorithms capable of efficiently calculating various continuous tension distribution are introduced. Furthermore, efficient control schemes are proposed in order to increase the CDPR tracking performances. First, an dual-space feedforward control scheme is introduced to compensate for the plate-formeand whinches dynamics. In order to deal with parametric variations and incertainties in the models, an adaptive dual-space motion control scheme for CDPR is finally presented. Experimental results validate the reel-time efficiency of the proposed tension distribution algorithmand control schemes as well as their stability along the tracked trajectory.

L'objectif de cette thèse est de proposer des méthodes pour étalonner un robot parallèle à câbles de grande dimension. Afin d'améliorer le comportement global d'un robot, il est nécessaire d'identifier au mieux les paramètres de son modèle. Pour cela, il est important d'obtenir des informations redondantes en mesurant l'état du robot dans différentes configurations. Cependant, le modèle choisi est un compromis entre sa capacité à représenter le comportement réel du manipulateur et les informations disponibles pour le renseigner. Dans le cas particulier des robots à câbles de grande dimension, la masse et l'élasticité des câbles ont une influence non négligeable sur le comportement du robot mais sont difficiles à modéliser. En effet, le modèle physique des câbles est complexe et nécessite de connaître la tension à laquelle ils sont soumis. Les capteurs disponibles ne pouvant nous fournir cette information avec une précision suffisante pour renseigner un modèle de câble réaliste, nous proposons d'utiliser un modèle simplifié. Dans le but de proposer un étalonnage efficace, il est donc nécessaire de définir les conditions pour l'emploi de ce modèle simplifié. Ensuite, nous avons adapté et implanté d'une part plusieurs techniques classiques pour l'étalonnage des robots parallèles mais nous avons également élaboré des approches plus innovantes. Nous proposons en effet un modèle pour les robots à câbles reposant sur une représentation des incertitudes de modélisation, de mesures et de paramètres au moyen d'intervalles. / The main objective of this thesis is to propose new methods for the calibration of a large scale cable-driven robot. The principal method to improve the global behavior of a robot consists to identify the parameters of the model. For this, it is important to get redundant information by measuring the state of the robot in different configurations. However, the model used is a compromise between its ability to represent the actual behavior of the manipulator and the information available to fill in it. In the special case of the large scale cable-driven robots, mass and elasticity of the cables have a significant influence on the behavior of the robot but they are difficult to model. Indeed, the physical model of the cable is complex and requires knowledge of the tension inside it. Available sensors cannot provide this information with a sufficient accuracy to fill in a model of a realistic cable, we thus propose to use a simplified model. In order to provide an efficient calibration, it is necessary to fix the requirements to use this simplified model. Then, we have adapted and implemented some classical techniques for the calibration of parallel robots, but we also developed more innovative approaches. We propose a model for cable robots based on a representation of the uncertainties from modeling, measurements and parameters using intervals. By exploiting the interval analysis, we have developed various approaches to identify with certification the geometric parameters of the structure. We thus propose a new approach and associated algorithms to characterize and compute different kind of solutions for the calibration problem.

University of Macau / Faculty of Science and Technology / Department of Electromechanical Engineering

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A Plataforma de Stewart é um dos exemplos mais populares dos manipuladores do tipo paralelo, disponibilizando 6 graus de liberdade, apresentando ao mesmo tempo propriedades superiores de precisão e relação peso/carga, quando comparadas com mecanismos do tipo serial, o que a converte em uma opção atrativa para ser aplicada como simulador de movimentos. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho estuda o controle de seguimento de trajetória de um Manipulador Plataforma Stewart (MPS) com atuadores hidráulicos para ser aplicado como simulador de movimentos de navios. O estudo envolve a análise da cinemática, dinâmica, e controle do manipulador, incluindo a modelagem matemática dos cilindros hidráulicos usados como atuadores. Atenção especial é dispendida à formulação da dinâmica do MPS no espaço de juntas, procurando demonstrar a propriedade de antissimmetría das Matrizes de Inércia e Coriolis. O controle proposto foi validado como estável pelo critério de Lyapunov, e, leva em consideração tanto o sistema mecânico da Plataforma de Stewart, quanto o sistema de acionamento hidráulico dos atuadores. Através de simulações de controle usando trajetórias similares às do movimento de um navio, comprovou-se que o sistema proposto consegue disponibilizar fielmente os movimentos de uma embarcação. / The Stewart Platform is one of the most representative examples of parallel manipulators. It has six degrees of freedoms, and superior precision and load/weight ratio when compared to serial manipulators, properties that make them suitable and attractive options for motion simulation applications. In this sense, this work focuses on robust tracking control design for a high load capacity hydraulically driven Stewart Platform manipulator, capable of vessel motion simulations. The kinematic, dynamic and control analysis of the manipulator are presented, as well as a mathematical model of the hydraulic cylinders used as actuators. Especial attention is given to the derivation of the manipulator dynamics formulation, the skew symmetric property of the Inertia and Coriolis matrices is carefully proven in both Cartesian and joint state spaces. The proposed controller takes into consideration the manipulator mechanical dynamics and the actuators hydraulic dynamics. Furthermore, the Lyapunov criteria is used to guarantee control closed loop stability. The control performance is verified by means of computer simulations.

La vision artificielle est un moyen de perception très apprécié en robotique. Les applications les plus courantes de la vision en robotique manipulatrice sont l'estimation de pose et la commande. D'un point de vue conceptuel, l'utilisation de la vision artificielle permet d'améliorer les performances de la commande des robots en termes de précision et de robustesse (vis-à-vis des erreurs sur les paramètres géométriques du robot). De plus, cette mesure est d'autant plus pertinente pour les robots parallèles puisque l'état de ces derniers est généralement mieux défini par la pose de l'effecteur que par les mesures articulaires, traditionnellement utilisées en commande. Cependant, les systèmes de vision classiques ne permettent pas de satisfaire les exigences des commandes hautes performances à cause de leur période d'acquisition et de leur temps de latence trop grands. Pour pallier ce problème, l'approche proposée dans cette thèse est de procéder à une acquisition séquentielle de fenêtres d'intérêt. En effet, le fait de ne transmettre que les régions de l'image contenant les primitives visuelles utiles a pour effet de diminuer la quantité de données à transmettre ce qui permet réduire la période d'acquisition et le temps de latence. De plus, l'acquisition non simultanée des primitives offre la possibilité d'estimer la pose et la vitesse du robot de façon conjointe. Différentes méthodes d'estimation et plusieurs schémas de commandes cinématiques et dynamiques utilisant ce mode d'acquisition ont ainsi été proposés dans ce document. Les résultats expérimentaux obtenus en commande dynamique par vision d'un robot parallèle montrent, pour la première fois, que la commande référencée vision peut être plus performante que la commande articulaire. / Visual sensing is very appreciated in manipulation robotics since it provides measures for pose estimation and robot control. Conceptually, vision allows improving the performance of manipulator robots control from accuracy and robustness (against kinematic parameters errors) points of view. In addition, vision-based control is particularly relevant for parallel robot manipulators. In fact, the state of these robots is usually better described by the pose of their mobile platform than by their articular joints. Thus, the use of vision simplifies the control of parallel robots. However, the typical vision systems do not fulfil the dynamic control constraints on the acquisition frequency and the latency. The approach proposed in this thesis is to perform a sequential acquisition of regions of interest which contain the useful visual features to cut down the data amount to transmit. Thus allows for reducing the acquisition period and latency. In addition, the sequential acquisition allows for estimating both the pose and the velocity of the robot platform. Thanks to this acquisition method, several control laws are proposed. The experimental results show that the performance of the proposed vision based dynamic control laws are, for the first time, better than classical dynamic control.

A Plataforma de Stewart é um dos exemplos mais populares dos manipuladores do tipo paralelo, disponibilizando 6 graus de liberdade, apresentando ao mesmo tempo propriedades superiores de precisão e relação peso/carga, quando comparadas com mecanismos do tipo serial, o que a converte em uma opção atrativa para ser aplicada como simulador de movimentos. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho estuda o controle de seguimento de trajetória de um Manipulador Plataforma Stewart (MPS) com atuadores hidráulicos para ser aplicado como simulador de movimentos de navios. O estudo envolve a análise da cinemática, dinâmica, e controle do manipulador, incluindo a modelagem matemática dos cilindros hidráulicos usados como atuadores. Atenção especial é dispendida à formulação da dinâmica do MPS no espaço de juntas, procurando demonstrar a propriedade de antissimmetría das Matrizes de Inércia e Coriolis. O controle proposto foi validado como estável pelo critério de Lyapunov, e, leva em consideração tanto o sistema mecânico da Plataforma de Stewart, quanto o sistema de acionamento hidráulico dos atuadores. Através de simulações de controle usando trajetórias similares às do movimento de um navio, comprovou-se que o sistema proposto consegue disponibilizar fielmente os movimentos de uma embarcação. / The Stewart Platform is one of the most representative examples of parallel manipulators. It has six degrees of freedoms, and superior precision and load/weight ratio when compared to serial manipulators, properties that make them suitable and attractive options for motion simulation applications. In this sense, this work focuses on robust tracking control design for a high load capacity hydraulically driven Stewart Platform manipulator, capable of vessel motion simulations. The kinematic, dynamic and control analysis of the manipulator are presented, as well as a mathematical model of the hydraulic cylinders used as actuators. Especial attention is given to the derivation of the manipulator dynamics formulation, the skew symmetric property of the Inertia and Coriolis matrices is carefully proven in both Cartesian and joint state spaces. The proposed controller takes into consideration the manipulator mechanical dynamics and the actuators hydraulic dynamics. Furthermore, the Lyapunov criteria is used to guarantee control closed loop stability. The control performance is verified by means of computer simulations.

A Plataforma de Stewart é um dos exemplos mais populares dos manipuladores do tipo paralelo, disponibilizando 6 graus de liberdade, apresentando ao mesmo tempo propriedades superiores de precisão e relação peso/carga, quando comparadas com mecanismos do tipo serial, o que a converte em uma opção atrativa para ser aplicada como simulador de movimentos. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho estuda o controle de seguimento de trajetória de um Manipulador Plataforma Stewart (MPS) com atuadores hidráulicos para ser aplicado como simulador de movimentos de navios. O estudo envolve a análise da cinemática, dinâmica, e controle do manipulador, incluindo a modelagem matemática dos cilindros hidráulicos usados como atuadores. Atenção especial é dispendida à formulação da dinâmica do MPS no espaço de juntas, procurando demonstrar a propriedade de antissimmetría das Matrizes de Inércia e Coriolis. O controle proposto foi validado como estável pelo critério de Lyapunov, e, leva em consideração tanto o sistema mecânico da Plataforma de Stewart, quanto o sistema de acionamento hidráulico dos atuadores. Através de simulações de controle usando trajetórias similares às do movimento de um navio, comprovou-se que o sistema proposto consegue disponibilizar fielmente os movimentos de uma embarcação. / The Stewart Platform is one of the most representative examples of parallel manipulators. It has six degrees of freedoms, and superior precision and load/weight ratio when compared to serial manipulators, properties that make them suitable and attractive options for motion simulation applications. In this sense, this work focuses on robust tracking control design for a high load capacity hydraulically driven Stewart Platform manipulator, capable of vessel motion simulations. The kinematic, dynamic and control analysis of the manipulator are presented, as well as a mathematical model of the hydraulic cylinders used as actuators. Especial attention is given to the derivation of the manipulator dynamics formulation, the skew symmetric property of the Inertia and Coriolis matrices is carefully proven in both Cartesian and joint state spaces. The proposed controller takes into consideration the manipulator mechanical dynamics and the actuators hydraulic dynamics. Furthermore, the Lyapunov criteria is used to guarantee control closed loop stability. The control performance is verified by means of computer simulations.

Une nouvelle architecture robotique parallèle de télescope d'observation spatial actif a été développée préalablement à cette thèse. Afin de pouvoir améliorer le réglage optique du télescope, la structure robotique doit pouvoir être auto-étalonnée dans l'espace, à partir des informations disponibles (mesures proprioceptives, images, etc). Dans un premier temps, les hypothèses nécessaires pour assurer le bon déroulement de l'étalonnage sont analysées. Cette étude théorique, appuyée par des exemples, permet de définir des conditions nécessaires à l'étalonnage. Ces conditions permettent de déterminer les précisions nécessaires sur les paramètres du modèle et l'amplitude maximale du bruit de mesure admissible pour l'étalonnage. Avec ces valeurs, un critère d'arrêt pour les algorithmes d'étalonnage ayant une réelle signification physique peut être obtenu. De plus, une normalisation de la matrice d'identification est proposée, ce qui permet l'analyse de ses valeurs singulières pour détecter les problèmes d'identifiabilité des paramètres. Dans une deuxième partie, nous nous intéressons à la modélisation du télescope d'observation. Plusieurs modèles de déformation des articulations flexibles du télescope sont proposés, en considérant par exemple les équations de la théorie des poutres ou l'équilibre statique de la plate-forme. Ces modèles sont ensuite comparés expérimentalement par une analyse des résultats d'étalonnage photogrammétrique. Cette analyse permet aussi d'observer une déformation de la plate-forme mobile qui peut être approchée par l'intermédiaire de deux modèles. / A new parallel robotic architecture has previously been developed for an active space telescope. The telescope needs to be calibrated in order to improve its optical quality. This also has to be done automatically in space with the available information (propriocetive measures, images, etc) which is referred as self-calibration. First, the necessary hypothesis for calibration are analyzed. This theoretical study, illustrated with examples, leads to the definition of the necessary conditions for an efficient calibration. With those conditions, the required accuracy of the model parameters and the maximal measurement noise allowed for calibration can be calculated. A physically meaningful stop criterion for the identification algorithm can also be derived and a normalization of the identification Jacobian matrix is proposed, which permits the analysis of its singular values in order to detect identifiability problems. Concerning the telescope modeling, three kinematic models taking into account the telescope flexure joint behaviors are proposed, for example using the beam theory or the static equilibrium of the mobile platform. Those models are compared through an analysis of the calibration results using photogrammetry. This analysis highlights a deformation of the mobile platform of the telescope, that was considered using two models. Thus, the kinematic model of the telescope is composed of both a model for the flexure joints and a model approaching the mobile platform deformation. This model was validated with the calibration results of photogrammetry.

Cable-driven parallel robots (CDPRs) are parallel robots in which cables are used instead of rigid connecting elements. An important task here, as in other areas of robotics, are kinematic calculations. The state of the CDPR can be described either in Cartesian workspace coordinates as a pose or in the joint space via the cable lengths. The calculation of the cable lengths from a given platform pose is relatively simple for CDPRs. In contrast, the forward kinematics, that is, the calculation of the pose from the cable lengths, is complex due to the parallel topology and often cannot be solved analytically. In addition, CDPR systems are often designed redundantly, with more cables than Cartesian degrees of freedom. This redundancy causes that the solution of the forward kinematics can be considered as a fitting problem, where for measured cable lengths, the solution with minimum error norm is sought. In this paper, an approach based on the Gauss–Newton method is presented. It is described how a computationally efficient implementation is possible when using quaternions under consideration of the unit quaternion constraints.