International Journal of Robotics and Control Systems
Vol 3, No 2 (2023)

Forward and Inverse Kinematics Solution of A 3-DOF Articulated Robotic Manipulator Using Artificial Neural Network

Abdel-Nasser Sharkawy (1) Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt 2) Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Fahad Bin Sultan University, Tabuk 47721, Saudi Arabia)
Shawkat Sabah Khairullah (Department of Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Mosul, Mosul)



Article Info

Publish Date
09 May 2023

Abstract

In this research paper, the multilayer feedforward neural network (MLFFNN) is architected and described for solving the forward and inverse kinematics of the 3-DOF articulated robot. When designing the MLFFNN network for forward kinematics, the joints' variables are used as inputs to the network, and the positions and orientations of the robot end-effector are used as outputs. In the case of inverse kinematics, the MLFFNN network is designed using only the positions of the robot end-effector as the inputs, whereas the joints’ variables are the outputs. For both cases, the training of the proposed multilayer network is accomplished by Levenberg Marquardt (LM) method. A sinusoidal type of motion using variable frequencies is commanded to the three joints of the articulated manipulator, and then the data is collected for the training, testing, and validation processes. The experimental simulation results demonstrate that the proposed artificial neural network that is inspired by biological processes is trained very effectively, as indicated by the calculated mean squared error (MSE), which is approximately equal to zero. The resulted in smallest MSE in the case of the forward kinematics is 4.592×10^(-8) in the case of the inverse kinematics, is 9.071×10^(-7). This proves that the proposed MLFFNN artificial network is highly reliable and robust in minimizing error. The proposed method is applied to a 3-DOF manipulator and could be used in more complex types of robots like 6-DOF or 7-DOF robots.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJRCS

Publisher

Subject

Control & Systems Engineering Electrical & Electronics Engineering

Description

International Journal of Robotics and Control Systems is open access and peer-reviewed international journal that invited academicians (students and lecturers), researchers, scientists, and engineers to exchange and disseminate their work, development, and contribution in the area of robotics and ...