Differential Kinematics
Relationship between the joint velocities and the corresponding end-
effector linear and angular velocity
Differential kinematics
Geometric Jacobian
Jacobian of typical manipulator structures
Kinematic singularities
Analysis of redundancy
Use of redundancy
Inverse differential kinematics
Analytical Jacobian
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The Use of Redundancy
Optimal solution
Generate internal motions
Manipulability measure
Distance from mechanical joint limits
Distance from an obstacle
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Kinematic Singularities
The previous solutions can be computed only when the Jacobian has
full rank
If the manipulator is at a singular configuration, rows of are linearly
dependent
If a solution by extracting all the linearly independent
equations
If the system of equations has no solution, the
operational space path cannot be executed
The inversion of the Jacobian at a singularity
Small high
Damped least-squares (DLS) inverse
where minimize
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Analytical Jacobian
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Rotational Velocities of Euler Angles ZYZ
As a result of
As a result of
As a result of
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Composition of Elementary Rotations
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Nonuniqueness of Orientation
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Analytical vs Geometrical Jacobian
Geometrical Jacobian
referring to quantities of clear physical meaning
Analytical Jacobian
referring to differential quantities of variables defined in the operational space
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