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− | The left side of the figure below shows a manipulator with <math>k=5</math> links and joints. | + | The left side of the figure below shows a manipulator with <math>k=5</math> links and joints. Further information about the [[Types of joints|joint types]] is provided in the next article. |
The joints are named <math>J_1</math> to <math>J_5</math> beginning with the first joint and the rigid parts attached to them are the links <math>L_1</math> to <math>L_5</math>. At the end of the last link <math>L_5</math> the end-effector is attached. | The joints are named <math>J_1</math> to <math>J_5</math> beginning with the first joint and the rigid parts attached to them are the links <math>L_1</math> to <math>L_5</math>. At the end of the last link <math>L_5</math> the end-effector is attached. |
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The notation of the links and joints is shown in the figure below. A manipulator consists of links that are connected with joints. The links correspond to the rigid parts of an arm and the joints are the flexible connections between them. A joint is always assigned to the proximate link. So a link is connected with its joint to the end of link . The proximate link is then mounted to the end of via its joint . The first link is mounted on the base via joint . So the base is actually link but does not directly belong to the manipulator. The end of the last link corresponds to the end-effector.
There are coordinate frames defined for the links of a manipulator plus one base or reference frame, respectively. The coordinate frames are always attached to the end of the links at the distal joints. The first coordinate frame, indexed , is the base or reference frame and attached to the base in joint . The next frame is at the end of link in joint followed by at the end of and so on. The coordinate frame of the last link is finally attached to the end of of the manipulator and so to the end-effector.
Example: The notation of links, joints and coordinate frames of a manipulator
The left side of the figure below shows a manipulator with links and joints. Further information about the joint types is provided in the next article. The joints are named to beginning with the first joint and the rigid parts attached to them are the links to . At the end of the last link the end-effector is attached. Beginning with the base coordinate system (represented by the 3 axes , and ) the coordinate frames are each attached to the joints and the last frame to the end-effector. |