Optimization of Machining Position for Wheel Hub Polishing Robot Based on the Kinematic Index

With the development of intelligent manufacturing, industrial robots are more and more widely used in machining operations, and polishing workpiece with free-form surfaces is one of them. The curvature of the free-form surface is variable, which means that the robot needs to have good kinematics when polishing, at the same time, the singularity of the robot needs to be avoided during processing. Therefore, it is necessary to select the regions with better kinematic performance for robot machining. For this reason, based on the kinematic performance evaluation index of the robot, a method for optimizing the machining position of the wheel hub is proposed in this paper. First, a kinematic index based on the Jacobian of the robot is introduced in detail, and the kinematic performance map is drawn according to the forgoing index. Then, the initial position of the workpiece with respect to the robot is determined through the kinematic performance map. Finally, combining the index with the characteristics of wheel hub polishing, the machining position of the robot for polishing the wheel hub is settled.