Research Article

Forward Kinematics and Workspace Determination of a Novel Redundantly Actuated Parallel Manipulator

Table 2

Forward kinematics results of the parallel manipulator by utilizing the improved BP neutral network.

No.Values (mm) (rad) (rad)Error/10-3

1Target0.70.100.971667
Calculated0.6893170.104087-0.002263
2Target0.700.10.293098
Calculated0.700993-0.0022580.102508
3Target0.70.10.10.147458
Calculated0.7005490.1014090.099082
4Target0.750.1501.579175
Calculated0.7324230.157081-0.000093
5Target0.7500.150.496743
Calculated0.755302-0.0023270.151418
6Target0.750.150.150.229083
Calculated0.7495490.1525730.149145
7Target0.75-0.10.150.917767
Calculated0.758538-0.1049230.154916
8Target0.750.15-0.13.714833
Calculated0.7067300.159786-0.104370
9Target0.7500.251.788858
Calculated0.732512-0.0047090.238476
10Target0.750.2502.240533
Calculated0.7234160.2539660.000679
11Target0.75-0.250.254.398025
Calculated0.697250-0.2495460.248398
12Target0.80.150.250.471583
Calculated0.7999340.1523850.244868