C11 - SCARA Robot

Benchmark C11 SCARA Robot investigates movement and control of SCARA robot (Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm).

This robot type has two vertical revolute joints and one vertical prismatic joint. The axes of all three joints are vertical. The equations of motion follow the typical implicit form: mass matrix times accelerations equal to generalized forces. A DC-motor (ODE model with current limitations) with PD-control drives the specific movement of the robot (point-to-point control).

Challenge for implementation is the implicit model description, whereby handling requires a-priori manual resolving to an explicit state space, or numerical resolving in implementation, or use of a DAE-solver; solution may also make use of physical modelling approaches which decrease the modelling effort, but which need special care for in case of state-dependent changes.

As further challenge, the benchmark requires modelling and implementation of a collision avoidance – which requires state event handling and model change (depending on implementation).

The educational aspects of this benchmark are multifaceted: an introduction to robot modelling and control, a guideline for implementing implicit models and state event handling, and a test for the capabilities of physical modelling environments as Modelica, and some more. Interestingly, also spreadsheet calculation allows an implementation of this comparison.

Definition

Horst Ecker, Felix Breitenecker

SNE 8(22), 1998, 30-32

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Solutions

Johannes Leindecker | Maximilian Zechmeister-Machhart | Felix Gauss | Philipp Wiegard

Simulation Notes Europe SNE 31(2), 2021, 101-110
DOI: 10.11128/sne.31.bne11.10569

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Martin Batliner | Felix Breitenecker | Andreas Körner | Horst Ecker

Simulation Notes Europe SNE 31(1), 2021, 43-51
DOI: 10.11128/sne.31.bne11.10557

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Olga Rekova | Nicole Pelzmann | Philipp Mandl | Maximilian Hoffmann | Horst Ecker | Andreas Körner | Martin Bicher | Felix Breitenecker

Simulation Notes Europe SNE 29(3), 2019, 149-158
DOI: 10.11128/sne.29.bne11.10488

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Tamara Vobruba | Claudia Wytrzens | Andrea Kainz | Irene Hafner

Simulation Notes Europe SNE 24(3-4), 2014, 173-178
DOI: 10.11128/sne.24.bn11.10265

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Boris Malinowsky | Oliver Höftberger | Florian Miksch

Simulation Notes Europe SNE 21(1), 2011, 53-54
DOI: 10.11128/sne.21.bn11.10050

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Simon Seichter

SNE 16(46), 2006, 35

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F. Judex, F. Breitenecker

SNE 14(40), 2004, 34

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F. Judex, F. Breitenecker

SNE 13(38/39), 2003, 58

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T. Piechatzek, H. Rekersbrink

SNE 11(31), 2001, 33

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Horst Ecker

SNE 9(26), 1999, 43

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J. Scheikl

SNE 9(25), 1999, 50

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J. Scheikl, M. Lingl

SNE 8(24), 1998, 44

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Horst Ecker

SNE 8(24), 1998, 43

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E. Forsthuber

SNE 8(23), 1998, 49

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Horst Ecker

SNE 8(22), 1998, 33

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