Difference between revisions of "Assigning coordinate frames"
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| + | Following the above notation, a coordinate frame is attached to each end of a link at the corresponding joint. The orientation of the coordinate frames depends on the joint and on the prior frame. There is one rule, that is always valid. This is, that the <math>z</math>-axis of a coordinate frame is always pointing in the direction of the main axis of the related joint. Like can be seen in the figure on the left, the main axis of a prismatic joint is the axis along which the displacement in positive direction is applied. For a revolute joint, the main axis is the rotation axis. Here the direction of the main axis is depending on the positive rotation direction. When you hold your right hand like shown on the right and point your thumb in the direction of the rotation axis, the four other fingers indicate the rotation direction for positive angles. So the right hand can be used to determine the direction of the main axis. | ||
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To be able to determine the spatial relationship or transformation, respectively, between the links of a manipulator, local coordinate frames have to assigned to them first. There are several rules that have to be observed when assigning coordinate frames following the Denavit-Hartenberg convention.
Notation
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.
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.
Main joint axes
Following the above notation, a coordinate frame is attached to each end of a link at the corresponding joint. The orientation of the coordinate frames depends on the joint and on the prior frame. There is one rule, that is always valid. This is, that the 
-axis of a coordinate frame is always pointing in the direction of the main axis of the related joint. Like can be seen in the figure on the left, the main axis of a prismatic joint is the axis along which the displacement in positive direction is applied. For a revolute joint, the main axis is the rotation axis. Here the direction of the main axis is depending on the positive rotation direction. When you hold your right hand like shown on the right and point your thumb in the direction of the rotation axis, the four other fingers indicate the rotation direction for positive angles. So the right hand can be used to determine the direction of the main axis.
