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Research on the cable-driven endoscopic manipulator for fusion reactors

  • Guodong Qin (Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Science) ;
  • Yong Cheng (Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Science) ;
  • Aihong Ji (Lab of Locomotion Bioinspiration and Intelligent Robots, College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics) ;
  • Hongtao Pan (Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Science) ;
  • Yang Yang (Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Science) ;
  • Zhixin Yao (Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Science) ;
  • Yuntao Song (Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Science)
  • Received : 2023.05.08
  • Accepted : 2023.10.18
  • Published : 2024.02.25
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Abstract

In this paper, a cable-driven endoscopic manipulator (CEM) is designed for the Chinese latest compact fusion reactor. The whole CEM arm is more than 3000 mm long and includes end vision tools, an endoscopic manipulator/control system, a feeding system, a drag chain system, support systems, a neutron shield door, etc. It can cover a range of ±45° of the vacuum chamber by working in a wrap-around mode, etc., to meet the need for observation at any position and angle. By placing all drive motors in the end drive box via a cable drive, cooling, and radiation protection of the entire robot can be facilitated. To address the CEM motion control problem, a discrete trajectory tracking method is proposed. By restricting each joint of the CEM to the target curve through segmental fitting, the trajectory tracking control is completed. To avoid the joint rotation angle overrun, a joint limit rotation angle optimization method is proposed based on the equivalent rod length principle. Finally, the CEM simulation system is established. The rationality of the structure design and the effectiveness of the motion control algorithm are verified by the simulation.

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Acknowledgement

This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12305251 and 11905147) and the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology Program of China (Grant Nos. 2018-000052-73-01-001228).

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