Study on golf swing robot

A golf swing robot to realize the skill of motion control in human swing action has been proposed anti developed by authors. Human swing action is simplified as a motion of two-steps acceleration, realized by dynamic coupling driving of equivalent shoulder joint and wrist joint. According to the simplified model, a manipulator with one actuated joint and one passive joint with mechanical stopper is proposed as the mechanism of golf swing robot. A small prototype of the golf swing robot to swing a club for junior has been developed. This paper describes the basic concept of golf swing robot, mechanism and control system of developed prototype, and the experimental results of shadow swing by the robot.