Optimal planning of robot calibration experiments by genetic algorithms

Abstract

In this article, techniques developed in the science of genetic computing are applied to solve the problem of optimally selecting robot measurement configurations, which is an important element in successfully completing a robot calibration experiment. Genetic algorithms are customized for a type of robot measurement configuration selection problem in which the robot workspace constraints are defined in terms of robot joint limits. Simulation studies are conducted to examine the effectiveness of the genetic algorithms for the application. ©1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.