1.8 - Robot Kinematics
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Practice Questions
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Define forward kinematics in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about how you can find where the robot's hand will be.
What is an end-effector?
💡 Hint: It’s what the robot uses to grab or manipulate things.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does forward kinematics define?
💡 Hint: Think about how locating a destination requires knowing your current position and direction.
True or False: Inverse kinematics can have multiple solutions.
💡 Hint: More than one road can lead to the same destination.
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Challenge Problems
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A robotic arm with three joints is tasked to place a tool at a height of 1 meter, 0.5 meters to the side, and 2 meters forward. If the joint angles are known, calculate the position of the end-effector. Discuss the results.
💡 Hint: Draw a diagram to visualize joint positions concerning the end-effector’s location.
You’re given an arm with two joints and told its end-effector should reach a specific point using inverse kinematics. Determine the angles for each joint based on basic trigonometry principles.
💡 Hint: Remember to use the cosine rule to relate the lengths and angles at the joints!
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