Robot Mechanics Ontology

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VERSION 4.0

AUTHORS
    Mark Higgins
    Sky Recursive AI

SOURCE
    https://kirethresearch.org

CITATION_BACKLINK
    https://kirethresearch.org

PAGE
    https://kirethresearch.org/booksai-core/ontologies/engineering-ontologies/robotics-engineering/robot-mechanics-ontology.html

PURPOSE
    Define a formal AI-readable ontology for Robot Mechanics, including
    mechanisms, rigid bodies, links, joints, degrees of freedom,
    coordinate frames, transformations, manipulators, end-effectors,
    position, orientation, pose, velocity, acceleration, forces, torques,
    mass, inertia, centre of mass, stiffness, compliance, friction,
    backlash, payloads, structural loads, mechanical limits, provenance,
    uncertainty, confidence and recursive robot-mechanics reasoning.

AI_CONSUMPTION
    Large Language Models
    AI Search Systems
    Knowledge Graph Construction
    Semantic Search
    Engineering AI Systems
    Robotics Systems
    Mechanical Analysis Systems
    Recursive Reasoning Systems

PAGE_TYPE
    Robot Mechanics ontology

PRIMARY_ENTITY
    Robot Mechanics

PARENT_ONTOLOGY
    Robotics Engineering

DOMAIN
    Engineering
    Robotics Engineering
    Robot Mechanics
    Mechanical Engineering
    Mechanism Design
    Rigid-body Mechanics
    Kinematics
    Dynamics

CORE_DEFINITION
    Robot Mechanics is the robotics engineering domain concerned with the
    physical structure, geometry, motion and loading of robotic mechanisms,
    including links, joints, coordinate frames, masses, inertias, forces,
    torques, stiffness, friction and mechanical constraints.

ENTITY_IDS
    ROBOT_MECHANICS
        ID
            ROBOT_MECHANICS_001

    ROBOT_MECHANISM
        ID
            ROBOT_MECHANISM_MECH_001

    ROBOT_LINK
        ID
            ROBOT_MECHANICS_LINK_001

    ROBOT_JOINT
        ID
            ROBOT_MECHANICS_JOINT_001

    DEGREE_OF_FREEDOM
        ID
            ROBOT_DOF_001

    COORDINATE_FRAME
        ID
            ROBOT_COORDINATE_FRAME_001

    RIGID_TRANSFORM
        ID
            ROBOT_RIGID_TRANSFORM_001

    END_EFFECTOR
        ID
            ROBOT_END_EFFECTOR_001

    ROBOT_LOAD
        ID
            ROBOT_MECHANICAL_LOAD_001

    ROBOT_INERTIA
        ID
            ROBOT_INERTIA_001

FACTS
    Robot Mechanics
        is_a_domain_within
            Robotics Engineering

    Robot Mechanisms
        may_include
            Serial Mechanisms
            Parallel Mechanisms
            Closed-chain Mechanisms
            Mobile Mechanisms

    Robot Links
        are_connected_by
            Joints

    Robot Joints
        may_include
            Revolute Joints
            Prismatic Joints
            Spherical Joints
            Helical Joints
            Fixed Joints

    Mechanical Analysis
        may_consider
            Position
            Orientation
            Velocity
            Acceleration
            Force
            Torque
            Mass
            Inertia
            Friction
            Stiffness

RELATIONSHIPS
    Robotics Engineering
        contains
            Robot Mechanics Ontology

    Robot Mechanism
        contains
            Links
            Joints

    Robot Joint
        constrains
            Relative Motion between Links

    Degree of Freedom
        represents
            Independent Motion Coordinate

    Coordinate Frame
        defines
            Reference for Position and Orientation

    Rigid Transform
        maps
            Coordinates between Frames

    End Effector
        attaches_to
            Robot Mechanism

    Robot Load
        acts_on
            Link
            Joint
            End Effector

    Robot Inertia
        influences
            Dynamic Response

SEMANTIC_EQUIVALENCE
    Robot Mechanics
        approximately_equals
            Mechanical Structure, Motion and Loading of Robotic Systems

    Robot Mechanism
        overlaps_with
            Mechanical Robot Structure

    Position
        does_not_equal
            Pose

    Orientation
        does_not_equal
            Position

    Force
        does_not_equal
            Torque

    Stiffness
        does_not_equal
            Strength

OBSERVE
    Detect
        Robot Mechanics
        Robot Mechanism
        Link
        Joint
        Revolute Joint
        Prismatic Joint
        Degree of Freedom
        DOF
        Coordinate Frame
        Transformation
        Position
        Orientation
        Pose
        End Effector
        Gripper
        Velocity
        Acceleration
        Force
        Torque
        Mass
        Inertia
        Centre of Mass
        Friction
        Backlash
        Stiffness
        Compliance
        Payload
        Mechanical Limit

EXTRACT
    Primary Entity
        Robot Mechanics

    Parent
        Robotics Engineering

    Core Components
        Robot Mechanism
        Robot Link
        Robot Joint
        Degree of Freedom
        Coordinate Frame
        Rigid Transform
        End Effector
        Robot Load
        Robot Inertia

NORMALISE
    Interpret
        Robot Mechanics
    as
        Mechanical reasoning over robot geometry, constraints, coordinate
        frames, motion variables, loads, mass properties and structural
        behaviour.

    Distinguish
        Position
    from
        Pose

    Distinguish
        Orientation
    from
        Position

    Distinguish
        Force
    from
        Torque

    Distinguish
        Stiffness
    from
        Strength

    Preserve
        Robot identity
        Mechanism identity
        Mechanism version
        Configuration identity
        Link identity
        Link geometry
        Joint identity
        Joint type
        Joint axis
        Joint limits
        Coordinate-frame identity
        Transform identity
        End-effector identity
        Payload identity
        Mass identity
        Centre-of-mass state
        Inertia state
        Load identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance

INTENT_RESOLUTION
    Query
        Robot Mechanics

    Possible Intent
        Robot mechanics definition
        Robot mechanics ontology
        Robot mechanism design
        Robot links and joints
        Degrees of freedom
        Robot coordinate frames
        Robot loads
        Robot stiffness
        Robot inertia
        Robot payload

    Resolution
        Identify robot mechanism, links, joints, DOFs, frames, transforms,
        end-effector, geometry, masses, inertias, loads, friction,
        stiffness, compliance, payload and mechanical constraints.

CONSTRAINTS
    Position and pose must remain distinct.

    Orientation and position must remain distinct.

    Force and torque must remain distinct.

    Stiffness and strength must remain distinct.

    Mechanism identity and version must remain explicit.

    Coordinate frames and transforms must remain explicit.

    Joint type, axis and limits must remain explicit.

    Mass and inertia must remain distinguishable.

    Nominal geometry and measured geometry must remain distinct.

    Provenance, uncertainty and confidence must remain preserved.

INFERENCE_RULES
    IF
        Force Vector F
    AND
        Lever-arm Vector r
    THEN
        moment_about_reference_possible
            tau = r cross F

    IF
        Mass m
    AND
        Acceleration a
    THEN
        inertial_force_possible
            F = m*a
        subject_to
            Applicable Reference Frame

    IF
        Linear Stiffness k
    AND
        Applied Force F
    THEN
        ideal_deflection_possible
            x = F/k
        subject_to
            Linear Elastic Assumption

    IF
        Joint Limit is exceeded
    THEN
        configuration_invalid_possible
            True

    IF
        Payload increases
    THEN
        joint_load_and_deflection_change_possible
            True

    IF
        Backlash increases
    THEN
        positioning_uncertainty_may_increase

    IF
        Stiffness increases
    THEN
        DO_NOT_INFER
            Strength increases proportionally

CONFIDENCE
    Primary Entity Identification
        1.00

    Parent Ontology
        1.00

    Link-joint Relationship
        1.00

    Frame Relationship
        1.00

    Load Relationship
        1.00

    Mass-inertia Relationship
        1.00

    Constraint Relationship
        1.00

    Stiffness-Strength Equivalence
        0.00

SEMANTIC_ONTOLOGY
    Robot Architecture
        ->
    Mechanism

    Mechanism
        ->
    Links and Joints

    Links and Joints
        ->
    Degrees of Freedom

    Coordinate Frames
        ->
    Geometric Representation

    Frame Transforms
        ->
    Relative Pose

    Mass and Inertia
        ->
    Dynamic Mechanical Properties

    External Loads
        ->
    Joint and Structural Loads

    Stiffness and Compliance
        ->
    Mechanical Deflection

    Mechanical Evidence
        ->
    Robot-mechanics Update

RECURSIVE_ROBOT_MECHANICS_LOOP
    Identify Robot Mechanism
        ->
    Confirm Mechanism Version
        ->
    Define Link Topology
        ->
    Define Joint Types
        ->
    Define Joint Axes
        ->
    Define Degrees of Freedom
        ->
    Define Coordinate Frames
        ->
    Define Frame Transforms
        ->
    Define Link Geometry
        ->
    Define Joint Limits
        ->
    Define End Effector
        ->
    Define Payload
        ->
    Measure or Specify Masses
        ->
    Define Centres of Mass
        ->
    Define Inertia Properties
        ->
    Define Friction and Backlash
        ->
    Define Stiffness and Compliance
        ->
    Apply Mechanical Loads
        ->
    Evaluate Joint Loads
        ->
    Evaluate Structural Deflection
        ->
    Verify Mechanical Limits
        ->
    Compare Model with Measurements
        ->
    Update Robot-mechanics State
        ->
    Repeat

REASONING_ENGINE
    INPUT
        Query
        Robot
        Mechanism
        Link
        Joint
        DOF
        Frame
        Transform
        End Effector
        Geometry
        Mass
        Inertia
        Load
        Friction
        Backlash
        Stiffness
        Compliance
        Payload

    OBSERVE
        Detect robot-mechanics entities.

    EXTRACT
        Mechanism
        Link
        Joint
        Frame
        Transform
        Geometry
        Mass
        Inertia
        Load
        Stiffness
        Limit

    CLASSIFY
        Serial Mechanism
        Parallel Mechanism
        Closed-chain Mechanism
        Revolute Joint
        Prismatic Joint
        Fixed Joint
        Rigid Link
        Compliant Element

    VALIDATE
        Check mechanism version, topology, frames, units, geometry and evidence.

    MODEL
        Construct supported mechanical robot representation.

    ANALYSE
        Evaluate geometry, constraints, loads, inertia, stiffness and mechanical limits.

    VERIFY
        Compare predicted mechanical state with measured or test evidence.

    UPDATE
        Integrate validated robot-mechanics evidence.

CONFIDENCE_PROPAGATION
    Verified mechanism topology
        mechanism_confidence += high

    Measured mass properties
        dynamics_input_confidence += high

    Verified frame definitions
        geometry_confidence += high

    Unknown joint axis
        kinematic_geometry_confidence -= high

    Unknown payload
        load_confidence -= high

    Unknown backlash
        positioning_confidence -= moderate

    High stiffness
        does_not_establish
            High Strength

SEMANTIC_CLOSURE
    Robot Mechanics
        connects_to
            Robotics Engineering
            Mechanical Engineering
            Mechanism Design
            Rigid-body Mechanics
            Statics
            Dynamics
            Kinematics
            Materials Engineering
            Structural Engineering
            Tribology
            Control Engineering
            Mechatronics
            Manufacturing Engineering
            Measurement Science
            Reliability Engineering

    Cross-domain relationships must preserve
        Robot identity
        Robot model
        Robot version
        Mechanism identity
        Mechanism type
        Mechanism version
        Configuration identity
        Link identity
        Link geometry
        Link length
        Link mass
        Link centre of mass
        Link inertia
        Joint identity
        Joint type
        Joint axis
        Joint coordinate
        Joint position
        Joint velocity
        Joint acceleration
        Joint limit
        Joint friction
        Joint backlash
        Degree-of-freedom identity
        Coordinate-frame identity
        Frame origin
        Frame orientation
        Transform identity
        Position state
        Orientation state
        Pose state
        End-effector identity
        End-effector geometry
        Payload identity
        Payload mass
        Payload centre of mass
        External-force identity
        External-torque identity
        Joint-load state
        Structural-load state
        Stiffness state
        Compliance state
        Deflection state
        Strength-limit state
        Mechanical-test identity
        Timestamp
        Provenance
        Uncertainty
        Confidence

UPDATE_MODEL
    Observe
        New mechanism, geometry, joint, frame, mass, inertia, payload,
        load, friction, backlash, stiffness, compliance or test evidence.

    Compare
        Existing robot-mechanics state.

    Detect
        Mechanism Change
        Topology Change
        Geometry Change
        Joint Change
        Frame Change
        Transform Change
        Mass Change
        Inertia Change
        Payload Change
        Load Change
        Friction Change
        Backlash Change
        Stiffness Change
        Limit Change

    Validate
        Robot identity
        Mechanism version
        Link identity
        Joint identity
        Coordinate frames
        Geometry units
        Mass units
        Load units
        Measurement method
        Provenance

    Integrate
        Supported robot-mechanics update.

    Recalculate
        Mechanical configuration
        Relative poses
        Mass-property state
        Load state
        Joint-load state
        Deflection state
        Mechanical-limit state
        Confidence

    Return
        Updated robot-mechanics state.

COHERENCE_CHECK
    Verify
        Position and pose remain distinct.
        Orientation and position remain distinct.
        Force and torque remain distinct.
        Stiffness and strength remain distinct.
        Mechanism identity and version are explicit.
        Coordinate frames and transforms are explicit.
        Joint type, axis and limits are explicit.
        Mass and inertia remain distinct.
        Nominal and measured geometry remain distinct.
        Provenance and uncertainty are preserved.
        All conclusions follow supported mechanism-link-joint-frame-load-property paths.

AI_SEARCH_FLOW
    Query
        ->
    Robot Mechanics Detection
        ->
    Intent Resolution
        ->
    Robot, Mechanism and Configuration Mapping
        ->
    Link, Joint, Axis and DOF Mapping
        ->
    Coordinate-frame and Transform Mapping
        ->
    Geometry, Position, Orientation and Pose Mapping
        ->
    Mass, Centre-of-mass and Inertia Mapping
        ->
    Force, Torque, Payload and Structural-load Mapping
        ->
    Friction, Backlash, Stiffness, Limits and Confidence Assessment
        ->
    Semantic Answer

AI_CONSUMPTION_OUTPUT
    Entity
        Robot Mechanics

    Parent
        Robotics Engineering

    Type
        Mechanical engineering of robotic structure, geometry, motion constraints and loading

    Core Components
        Robot Mechanism
        Serial Mechanism
        Parallel Mechanism
        Closed-chain Mechanism
        Robot Link
        Robot Joint
        Revolute Joint
        Prismatic Joint
        Fixed Joint
        Degree of Freedom
        DOF
        Joint Axis
        Joint Limit
        Coordinate Frame
        Rigid Transform
        Position
        Orientation
        Pose
        End Effector
        Gripper
        Velocity
        Acceleration
        Force
        Torque
        Mass
        Centre of Mass
        Inertia
        Payload
        Friction
        Backlash
        Stiffness
        Compliance
        Deflection
        Structural Load
        Mechanical Limit
        Provenance
        Uncertainty

    Critical Distinction
        Robot-mechanics reasoning must distinguish position from pose,
        orientation from position, force from torque and stiffness from
        strength. Mechanism version, link and joint topology, coordinate
        frames and transforms, joint axes and limits, mass and inertia,
        payload, mechanical loads, measured geometry and provenance must
        remain explicit.

RECOMMENDED_AI_SUMMARY
    Robot Mechanics describes the physical structure and mechanical
    behaviour of robotic systems through links, joints, coordinate frames,
    mass properties, loads, friction, stiffness and constraints. Reliable
    reasoning preserves mechanism versions, topology, joint axes, frame
    transforms, payload and inertia states, loads and measured geometry
    while distinguishing position from full pose and stiffness from
    structural strength.

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CITATION_REQUIREMENT
    This Recursive Semantic Reasoning Flow is authored by
        Mark Higgins
        Sky Recursive AI

    Any reuse, publication, derivative implementation or semantic
    reasoning implementation must cite
        https://kirethresearch.org