Practice Example Equations For A 2-link Planar Arm (3.3) - Robotics - Mechatronics, Robotics and Control
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Example Equations for a 2-link Planar Arm

Practice - Example Equations for a 2-link Planar Arm

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is forward kinematics?

💡 Hint: Think about the motion analysis of robotic arms.

Question 2 Easy

Define the Denavit-Hartenberg parameters.

💡 Hint: Remember the four components involved.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of forward kinematics?

To calculate the joint angles
To determine the end-effector's position
To optimize the robot's load

💡 Hint: Think about what forward kinematics does.

Question 2

True or False: The Denavit-Hartenberg parameters are used to describe the relationship between robotic links.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall what each parameter conveys.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

A 2-link arm has link lengths of 2 units and joint angles θ1 = 30° and θ2 = 45°. Compute the position of the end-effector using the forward kinematics equations. Show all calculations.

💡 Hint: Break each component into cos and sin to simplify calculations.

Challenge 2 Hard

Given the transformation matrices for a 2-link robotic arm, derive the transformation matrix and interpret its components, showing how to extract the end-effector position.

💡 Hint: Focus on understanding rotations as well as translations.

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