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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Mech. Eng.
Sec. Mechatronics
Volume 11 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmech.2025.1397832
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The accurate analysis of Wire Stripping Operation of Power Distribution Robot is crucial for the automation and intelligence of power system maintenance operations. Therefore, a new design and control method for Wire Stripping Operation of Power Distribution Robot has been proposed. Firstly, a wire stripping device suitable for Cylindrical Gear Transmission was designed. Then, kinematic analysis was conducted based on the Wire Stripping and Cutting Force to ensure the accuracy of the stripping process. Finally, to cope with changes in stiffness environments, an impedance control strategy based on Recursive Least Square method was introduced to improve the stability and adaptability of the control system. These results confirmed that the proposed method performs significantly better than traditional methods in force response tracking. When the wire stripping time was 1.9s, the sinusoidal force responses of the research method, reference force, and general impedance force were -15.3N, -15.4N, and -8.2N, respectively. The sinusoidal force tracking responses were -19.6N, 6.5N, 2.6N to -18.2N, respectively. The impedance force error curve of the proposed method shows no significant difference compared to the general impedance force error curve (P<0.05). Meanwhile, the impedance force error curve of the research method was more stable, while the general impedance force error curve fluctuated greatly. Simulation analysis confirmed that the wire stripping surface of the research method was smooth and undamaged, demonstrating the rationality of the wire stripping device design and the superiority of the wire stripping control algorithm. The accuracy, efficiency, and stability scores of the proposed method are superior to the other three classical control methods. This study is crucial for improving the automation level and operational accuracy of wire stripping operations in power distribution robots.
Keywords: Cylindrical gear transmission, Wire stripping and cutting force, Control algorithm, Power distribution robot, Wire stripping motion, RLS
Received: 08 Mar 2024; Accepted: 24 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Liu and Qiao. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Zigiang Qiao, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Huanghe Jiaotong University, Jiaozuo, China
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