Kinematic Design of a Radius-Variable Gripper with 1-D.O.F. used in High-voltage Hot-line Cleaning Robot

This paper presents the design of a novel radius-variable-gripper (RVG) for use as end-effector of highvoltage hot-line cleaning robot (HVCR). A eight-bar linkage mechanism is proposed to obtain the aim of 1-dof acutuation. According to the shape of insulators, the dimension design and kinematic ana...

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Main Authors: Yi Gu, Xinhua Weng, Ruqing Yang, Tao Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-11-01
Series:International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems
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Online Access:http://www.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/kinematic_design_of_a_radius-variable_gripper_with_1-d_o_f__used_in_high-voltage_hot-line_cleaning_r