Investigation on Dynamic Performance of Aluminium – Steel Composite Foam based Redundant SCARA Robot

Authors

  • M. S. Mohan Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore - 641035, Tamil Nadu, India
  • P. S. S. R. Kumar Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kumaraguru College of technology, Coimbatore – 641035, Tamil Nadu, India & 4Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, South Africa
  • C. P. Selvan School of Science and Engineering, Curtin University Dubai, Dubai Academic City, Dubai, UAE
  • P. M. Mashinini Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, South Africa
  • G. S. Thanish Department of Mechatronics, Valeo Private Limited, India
  • S. R. Pillai Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Amity University Dubai, Dubai Academic City, Dubai, UAE
  • K. Azizg School of Engineering and Built Environment, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, CM1 1SQ, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63746/njtd.v22i3.3023

Keywords:

Aluminium alloy-A356, Al-LC steel composite foam, Redundant SCARA, MATLAB, Simscape Multibody, Dynamic property

Abstract

This research examines the effects of foam made of aluminium alloy low carbon (Al-LC) steel on the joint dynamics of Redundant Selective Compliance Articulated Robot Arm (RSCARA). When building a SolidWorks CAD model that incorporates MATLAB/Simscape Multibody, RSCARA components are designed using a customized composite foam material. The dynamic property torque generated at robot joints is determined by simulating the RSCARA system blocks technique using the Simscape Multibody System (SMBS). The use of  Aluminium-Low Carbon Composite Metal Foam (AL-LC CMF) in the evolution of RSCARA was shown to be relevant by the dynamic property observations based on the Simscape simulation results.

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2025-06-30

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2025): Vol. 22, Issue 3, June 2025

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