Investigation of Synchronizing Error of Master-Slave Controlled Dual-Arm SCARA Robot by Visual Tracking of Laser Irradiated Point
摘要
Dual-arm robots have been attracting attention in recent years as one of the technologies to solve the problems of a shrinking workforce and declining labor productivity. Dual-arm robots can perform complex movements that are difficult for single-arm robots to perform and are expected to achieve efficient and precise production through cooperative movements of the dual arms. However, a universal method for evaluating synchronization errors in cooperative movements has not yet been developed. In this study, we proposed a method to measure the synchronization error of dual-arm robots by attaching lasers to both arms of the robot and visually tracking laser-irradiated points. By applying this method to the cooperative motion of a dual-arm SCARA robot in the frequency response of a circular trajectory in the horizontal plane, we evaluated the synchronization error of the dual-arm robot. It was found that differences in the manipulability of the arms may affect synchronization error.