Applications and Control of Cable-Driven Parallel Robot: A Review

Alwan, Yasser Hatim; Croock, Muayad Sadik; Oglah, Ahmed Alaa

doi:https://doi.org/10.33103/uot.ijccce.25.2.7

	Applications and Control of Cable-Driven Parallel Robot: A Review
IRAQI JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS, COMMUNICATIONS, CONTROL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Volume 25, Issue 2, October 2025, Pages 83-101 PDF (1.04 M)
Document Type: Review Paper
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33103/uot.ijccce.25.2.7
Authors
Yasser Hatim Alwan^* ¹; Muayad Sadik Croock²; Ahmed Alaa Oglah¹
¹Control and Systems Engineering College, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
²Electrical Engineering College, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
A cable driven parallel robot (CDPR) is a specific kind of parallel robot that utilizes cables as opposed to traditional rigid links to perform their functions. This gives it the advantages of being lightweight, having a wide operational workspace, and being easier and less expensive to implement than alternatives since it only requires cables operated by motors and fixed to a structure suitable for a certain application, allowing them to move and rotate an end-effector. The concept of this robot is not new though using a fully automated version of it was only started in the mid- 1980s and witnessed extensive research in the past two decades. This paper gives a review of this robot, its types, applications, modelling and control which is helpful in shortening the time for researchers in this area. CDPRs are still a fruitful area for research like exploiting it in new applications or improving and designing new control strategies.
Keywords
Cable-driven Parallel Robots; Review; Models; Applications; Control

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