Cable-path optimization method for industrial robot arms

• Published in: Robotics and computer-integrated manufacturing Vol. 73; p. 102245
• Main Authors: Iwamura, Shintaro, Mizukami, Yoshiki, Endo, Takahiro, Matsuno, Fumitoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2022; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Automation; Cable geometry; Cable-path optimization; Cables; Configurations; Electric cables; Engineers; Experimental validation; Industrial robot; Industrial robots; Manufacturing engineering; Optimization; Physical properties; Physics simulation; Robot arms; Robots; Robustness; Segments; Simulation; Cable geometry; Industrial robot; Experimental validation; Physics simulation; Cable-path optimization

•We propose automatic cable-path optimization for robot arms.•The method specifies the optimal cable length and guide configurations.•Computational efficiency increased by segmentation and robustness to disturbances.•Our simulations closely match the experimental results with an actual robot arm.•Al...