RF Sample Question Paper
RF Sample Question Paper
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Appendix: Answer Sheet
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Section A:
a) Consider the 3R planar robot manipulator schematic shown in Fig. 1. Based on the Forward [13]
Kinematics, the end effector coordinates (position and Orientation; x, y, φ) are specified as:
Which means that the manipulator is singular only when θ2 is either 0 or 180 degrees. Explain why
the singularity is not a function of θ3 even though when θ3 is either 0 or 180 causes the last two
links (l2, l3) to be aligned? Support your analysis by some configuration example of the manipulator
presented in Fig 1.
Fig. 1
b) Analyse the DH parameter table (Table 1) corresponding to the 3DoF RRP robot manipulator shown [12] in
Fig. 2. Identify up to three inaccuracies in the table, providing the correct values along with brief
justifications for each amendment. Note: If more than three corrections are submitted, only the first three
will be assessed.
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Fig. 2.
Table. 1
Section B:
Consider the robot manipulator shown in Fig. 3, where the robot parameters including the lengths has been
presented.
a) Find the Forward Kinematics which maps the joins parameters ( 1, 2 ) to the workspace [4] parameters
(x,y of the end-effector).
l1
[10]
b) For any possible values of , mathematically drive the reachable workspace. (without any l2 limitations
on joint angels).
c) Find the basic Jacobian, J0, for this manipulator which relates changes between workspace [5]
parameters (X,Y) of the end-effector and the joint parameters.
d) Find the singularities (with respect to linear velocity) of this manipulator. [6]
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Fig. 3
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Section C:
For the two-link manipulator shown in Fig. 4:
[13]
a) Generate a joint space trajectory q1,d ( ), q2,d ( ) , connecting the initial and final joint positions. (The
t t
subscript d stands for desired). Use a linear function with parabolic blends, assuming that the
velocity at the start and end of the path is zero. Assume that the duration of the motion is t f = 2.0
sec and that of the acceleration (and deceleration) is tb = 0.5sec.
a) Produce the path of the end-effector in the Cartesian space, by generating its position at 0, 0.5, 1.0, [12] 1.5,
and 2.0 sec. Aso, produce the path in the joint space.
Initial
Position Final Position
Fig. 4
Section D
Using the Iterative Newton-Euler method, find the equations of motion of the 2R link manipulator, shown [25] in
Fig 5. You may assume that the links can be modelled as point masses located as shown in the figure. Assume that
the damping coefficients and friction forces are negligible.
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Fig. 5
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