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Comparison of two calibration methods for a small industrial robot based on an optical CMM and a laser tracker

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2013

Albert Nubiola ,
Mohamed Slamani ,
Ahmed Joubair  and
Ilian A. Bonev
Albert Nubiola
Affiliation:
École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Mohamed Slamani
Affiliation:
École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ahmed Joubair
Affiliation:
École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ilian A. Bonev*
Affiliation:
École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: ilian.bonev@etsmtl.ca
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Summary

The absolute accuracy of a small industrial robot is improved using a 30-parameter calibration model. The error model takes into account a full kinematic calibration and five compliance parameters related to the stiffness in joints 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. The linearization of the Jacobian is performed to iteratively find the modeled error parameters. Two coordinate measurement systems are used independently: a laser tracker and an optical CMM. An optimized end-effector is developed specifically for each measurement system. The robot is calibrated using fewer than 50 configurations and the calibration efficiency validated in 1000 configurations using either the laser tracker or the optical CMM. A telescopic ballbar is also used for validation. The results show that the optical CMM yields slightly better results, even when used with the simple triangular plate end-effector that was developed mainly for the laser tracker.

Keywords

Robot calibrationRobot identificationIndustrial robotsAccuracyMetrologyOptical CMMLaser trackerBallbar
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Robotica , Volume 32 , Issue 3 , May 2014 , pp. 447 - 466
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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