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Simulation

To simulate the motion of a manipulator, we may use the simulation module by manipulating (28)

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This represents the direct or integral or forward dynamic formulation giving joint motion in terms of input torques. M(q) is the symmetric joint-space inertia matrix and for a 6-DOF manipulator M is an 6x6 symmetric matrix. tex2html_wrap_inline4933 is the manipulator Coiolis/centripetal torque and for 6-DOF manipulator C will be a tex2html_wrap_inline4937 matrix. tex2html_wrap_inline4939 is the joint friction torque, where

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Figure 4: Simulation Loop  

Figure 4 shows the simulation loop where the robot manipulator is replaced by a robot dynamic module.



Abdelshakour Abuzneid
Fri Apr 18 16:15:07 EDT 1997