This document summarizes a mechanical engineering student project analyzing the kinematics and dynamics of a forging manipulator. It includes:
1) Modeling the hydraulic actuators as spring-damper systems and computing kinematics using vector equations of the degrees of freedom.
2) Computing static preloads on the actuators to achieve equilibrium.
3) Linearizing the equations of motion around the equilibrium position to determine natural frequencies and mode shapes.
4) Calculating frequency response functions by solving the linearized equations with an external forcing function.