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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Precision Denavit-Hartenberg Parameter Calibration for Industrial Robots Using a Laser Tracker System and Intelligent Optimization Approaches.

Mojtaba A Khanesar, Minrui Yan, Mohammed Isa, Samanta Piano, David T Branson

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mojtaba A KhanesarFaculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5583-7295
Minrui YanFaculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
Mohammed IsaFaculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4415-9761
Samanta PianoFaculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.
David T BransonFaculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK.

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Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/T023805/1
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Abstract

Precision object handling and manipulation require the accurate positioning of industrial robots. A common practice for performing end effector positioning is to read joint angles and use industrial robot forward kinematics (FKs). However, industrial robot FKs rely on the robot Denavit-Hartenberg (DH) parameter values, which include uncertainties. Sources of uncertainty associated with industrial robot FKs include mechanical wear, manufacturing and assembly tolerances, and robot calibration errors. It is therefore necessary to increase the accuracy of DH parameter values to reduce the impact of uncertainties on industrial robot FKs. In this paper, we use differential evolution, particle swarm optimization, an artificial bee colony, and a gravitational search algorithm to calibrate industrial robot DH parameters. A laser tracker system, Leica AT960-MR, is utilized to register accurate positional measurements. The nominal accuracy of this non-contact metrology equipment is less than 3 μm/m. Metaheuristic optimization approaches such as differential evolution, particle swarm optimization, an artificial bee colony and a gravitational search algorithm are used as optimization methods to perform the calibration using laser tracker position data. It is observed that, using the proposed approach with an artificial bee colony optimization algorithm, the accuracy of industrial robot FKs in terms of mean absolute errors of static and near-static motion over all three dimensions for the test data decreases from its measured value of 75.4 μm to 60.1 μm (a 20.3% improvement).

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RoboticsAlgorithmsBiomechanical PhenomenaCalibrationMotionartificial intelligence for optimizationcollaborative robotsDenavit–Hartenberg parameter calibrationforward kinematic calibrationindustrial robotslaser tracker systempositional accuracy

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PMID37420535
PMCPMC10304751

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