
Chapter 4
Geometries with orientation support
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Coupling Ratio J4:J5
The parameter is only available when
Coupling Direction
is set to
Same
or
Opposite
. It includes a Swing Arm Coupling Ratio Numerator and a Swing Arm
Coupling Ratio Denominator.
The
Numerator
is the first value of the Coupling Ratio parameter. It represents J4
axis rotation as a reference for J5 axis move.
The
Denominator
is the second value of the Coupling Ratio parameter. It
represents J5 axis rotation caused by J4.
For example, if the J4 axis is moving by 10 degrees (or revs) and causes the 5
degrees (or revs) of tilt movement, then the coupling ratio between J4:J5 should be
set as 2:1.
Tip:
Both rotations should be measured in same units (degree or rev.) The
Numerator
and
Denominator
default to 1
and cannot be set to zero.
See also
Configuration parameters for Delta J1J2J3J4J5 robot
For Delta robot geometries, the internal transformation equations in the Logix
Designer application assume:
•
Joints (J1, J2, and J3) are at 0 when link L1 is horizontal in the XY plane.
•
As each top link (L1) moves downward, its corresponding joint axis (J1, J2,
or J3) is rotating in the positive direction.
•
Joint 4 axis of rotation is aligned with Z axis and Joint 5 axis or rotation is
aligned with Y axis of the base frame. When J4 and J5 is at 0 , End of Arm
(EOA) frame is rotated by 180 on Rx (Z axis pointing down) with
respect to base frame.
To have joints J1, J2, and J3 angular positions to be any value other than 0 when
L1 is horizontal, then configure the
Zero Angle Orientation
values on the
Geometry
tab in the
Coordinate System Properties
dialog box to align the joint
angle positions with the internal equations.
For example, if the Delta robot is mounted so that the joints attached at the top
plate are homed at 30 in the positive direction below horizontal and you want
the readout value in the application to be zero in this position, then enter -30 in
the
Z1
,
Z2
, and
Z3
parameters on
Geometry
tab.
Configure Zero Angle
Orientations for Delta
J1J2J3J4J5 robot