DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A LIGHT MANIPULATOR USING ADAMS VIRTUAL PROTOTYPE

In order to study the structure of light manipulator and find the method to improve the structure design of the manipulator, the three-dimensional complex simulation model of the light manipulator is established with the help of the most commonly used mechanical system analysis software, and the movement process and the actual specific working conditions of the manipulator are simulated. In addition, the simulation results are compared with the actual working conditions to study the light manipulator and improve its structure. The method used is based on ADAMS (automatic dynamic analysis of mechanical systems). Through simulation, the virtual prototype is constructed, the model describing the structure of the light manipulator is established, and the actual motion condition of the manipulator is analysed. The findings show that: the three-dimensional model of the light manipulator is built in ADAMS, and the hinge point and the length of the rod are parameterized. The end output power of the light manipulator is taken as the optimization objective to design the structure. The maximum power of the redesigned light manipulator is higher than that of the conventional manipulator, and the effect of the new design structure is obviously superior to the design in the conventional methods. Therefore, if this creation is applied to the actual production and life, it will be able to reduce the energy consumption to the greatest extent and improve the production efficiency. Thus, the structure of the light manipulator in accordance with ADAMS virtual prototype technology not only has a dramatic practical significance, but also has reference for the subsequent research on the improvement of the structure of the manipulator for various purposes. © 2021, Cefin Publishing House. All rights reserved.