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This paper presents a simple yet comprehensive approach to quickly estimating the stiff-ness of a tripod-based parallel kinematic machine. This approach can be implemented in two steps. Inthe first step, the machine structure is decomposed into two substructures associated with the machineframe and parallel mechanism. The stiffness models of these two substructures are formulated bymeans of virtual work principle. This is followed by the second step that enables the stiffness model ofthe machine structure as a whole to be achieved by linear superposition. The 3D representations of themachine stiffness within the usable workspace are depicted and the contributions of different componentrigidities to the machine stiffness are discussed. The result is compared with that obtained through finiteelement analysis.