Development of a mobile anti-vibration platform for the KUKA KR 10 R900-2 robot
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This article presents the development of a mobile anti-vibration platform for the KUKA KR 10 R900-2 industrial robot. The relevance of the work is determined by the need to ensure robot stability during rapid movements and sudden stops when additional equipment is mounted on the manipulator. The study considers mobile platforms for installing industrial robotic manipulators and the dynamic loads generated during robot operation. Experimental measurements were performed using a WIT Motion accelerometer installed at several characteristic points of the platform and robot system. The tests were carried out before and after the installation of damping elements. Fourier analysis identified the main peak vibration frequencies of 2 Hz and 5 Hz. The calculated system response decreased from 0.269 m to 0.0814 m, and the maximum displacement in SolidWorks Simulation did not exceed 0.007 m. The results confirm that the proposed damping and structural solutions improve platform stability during robot operation.
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