Much has been written about theory and practice in the law, and the tension between practitioners and theorists. Judges do not cite theoretical articles often; they rarely "apply" theories to particular cases. These arguments are not revisited. Instead the Essay explores the working and interaction of theory and practice, practitioners and theorists. The Essay starts with a story about solving a legal issue using our intellectual tools - theory, practice, and their progenies: experience and "gut." Next the Essay elaborates on the nature of theory, practice, experience and "gut." The third part of the Essay discusses theories that are helpful to practitioners and those that are less helpful. The Essay concludes that practitioners theorize, and theorists practice. They use these intellectual tools differently because the goals and orientations of theorists and practitioners, and the constraints under which they act, differ. Theory, practice, experience and "gut" help us think, remember, decide and create. They complement each other like the two sides of the same coin: distinct but inseparable.

Of Theory and Practice

Open Dynamics Engine を用いたスノーボードロボットシミュレータの開発

The actuator power required to resist joint torque caused by the weight of robot links can be a significant problem. Gravity compensation is a well-known technique in robot design to achieve equilibrium throughout the range of motion and as a result to reduce the loads on the actuator. Therefore, it is desirable and commonly implemented in many situations. Various design concepts for gravity compensation are available in the literature. This paper proposes an overview of gravity compensation methods applied in robotics. The examined properties of the gravity compensation are disclosed and illustrated via kinematic schemes. In order to classify the considered balancing schemes three principal groups are distinguished due to the nature of the compensation force: counterweight, spring or active force developed by an auxiliary actuator. Then, each group is reviewed through sub-groups organized via structural features of balancing schemes. The author believes that such an arrangement of gravity compensation me...

Gravity compensation in robotics

Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications

In this paper, we present an efficient method based on geometric algebra for computing the solutions to the inverse kinematics problem (IKP) of the 6R robot manipulators with offset wrist. Due to the fact that there exist some difficulties to solve the inverse kinematics problem when the kinematics equations are complex, highly nonlinear, coupled and multiple solutions in terms of these robot manipulators stated mathematically, we apply the theory of Geometric Algebra to the kinematic modeling of 6R robot manipulators simply and generate closed-form kinematics equations, reformulate the problem as a generalized eigenvalue problem with symbolic elimination technique, and then yield 16 solutions. Finally, a spray painting robot, which conforms to the type of robot manipulators, is used as an example of implementation for the effectiveness and real-time of this method. The experimental results show that this method has a large advantage over the classical methods on geometric intuition, computation and real-time, and can be directly extended to all serial robot manipulators and completely automatized, which provides a new tool on the analysis and application of general robot manipulators.

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Solution of Inverse Kinematics for 6R Robot Manipulators With Offset Wrist Based on Geometric Algebra

In the optimization of the trajectory or of the guidance of mobile robots one of the more important things is to assure one small difference between the output data of the system and the target This paper show how on-line will be possible to establish one convergence way to the target without any influences of the input data or initial conditions of the weights or biases The paper show the general components and the mathematical model of some more important neurons and one numerical simulation of the linear neural network In the paper was used the least mean square (LMS) error algorithm for adjusting the weights and biases and incremental training by different training rate, finally to obtain one minimum error to the target

Assisted Research of the Neural Network

Finding the better solution of the inverse kinematics problem, with the minimum of the trajectory errors, is very difficult because there are many variable parameters and many redundant solutions. The presented paper show the assisted solving of the inverse kinematics with the goal to minimize the final end-effector trajectory errors, by optimizing the distance between the and-effector final position and the target. All obtained results were been verified by applying the proper forward kinematics virtual LabVIEW instrumentation. The paper tries to answer at the inverse kinematics problem for one known mathematical trajectory and identifying the cinematic errors after the establishing and applying the proper assisted solving method using the Cycle Coordinate Descent Method coupled to the proper Neural Network Sigmoid Bipolar Hyperbolic Tangent (CCDM-SBHTNN). We were shown one complete study case to obtain one circle space trajectory using one arm type robot fixed on the ceiling. The presented method is general and can be used in all other robots types and in all other conventional and unconventional space curves.

Proper Assisted Research Method Solving of the Robots Inverse Kinematics Problem

The paper shows an adaptive system for drilling. To drill diameter measure video optical method with USB camera was used. Rotation of drill tool was controlled using an inverter. Adaptive system was controlled by PC using special software made in C++.

Adaptive Control System for Drill Machine

The paper shown one assisted method to construct simple and complex neural network and to simulate on-line them. By on-line simulation of some more important neural simple and complex network is possible to know what will be the influences of all network parameters like the input data, weight, biases matrix, sensitive functions, closed loops and delay of time. There are shown some important neurons type, transfer functions, weights and biases of neurons, and some complex layers with different type of neurons. By using the proper virtual LabVIEW instrumentation in on-line using, were established some influences of the network parameters to the number of iterations before canceled the mean square error to the target. Numerical simulation used the proper teaching law and proper virtual instrumentation. In the optimization step of the research on used the minimization of the error function between the output and the target.

Optimization of the Neural Network by Using the LabVIEW Instrumentation

The paper presents a model for the construction of an articulated manipulator with 3 degrees of freedom (DOF). It is made from lightweight metal. To drive was used the stepper motors. Manipulator control system was made using a ATMEGA16 microcontroller. The control software was elaborated in BASCOM. Manipulator were tested using a manually control by joystick and in automation mode using a data file in array form. Presented solution is useful for didactics. By using more powerful motors and more complicated design it can be used to implementation in industrial conditions.

Adrian Olaru

Papers

Assisted Research of the Neural Network

Proper Assisted Research Method Solving of the Robots Inverse Kinematics Problem

Adaptive Control System for Drill Machine

Optimization of the Neural Network by Using the LabVIEW Instrumentation

Control of Articulated Manipulator Model Using ATMEGA16