Patent Publication Number: US-9895559-B2

Title: Robot

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0041386, filed on Apr. 7, 2014, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     Embodiments of the present invention relate to a robot, and more particularly, to a robot that may aim at a target more accurately and rapidly. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Radiation therapy is a form of treatment to kill cancer cells using high-energy radiation. Radiation refers to a material mediating propagation or a phenomenon of energy propagating through a space, and an X-ray is a typical example of the radiation. 
     Radiation therapy is one of the three most prevalent cancer treatments, in company with surgery and chemotherapy. In general, radiation therapy may not require hospitalization, take a few to about 30 minutes per day, and be painless during treatment. 
     As radiation therapy apparatuses, X-Knife (Radionics, U.S.A.), Novalis Tx (BrainLAB, Germany), Peacok (NOMOS Corp., U.S.A.), Trilogy (Varian Medical System, U.S.A.), and CyberKnife (Accuray Inc., U.S.A.) are known. Many of the radiation therapy apparatuses are evolving to reduce an error occurring during treatment and increase an accuracy based on technology of Image Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) and a linear accelerator. 
     CyberKnife is a high-precision stereotactic radiation therapy exclusive apparatus that may intensively irradiate a tumor portion in various directions by providing a small linear accelerator to a robot arm freely moving with six joints. 
     CyberKnife may provide a precise treatment by tracking coordinates of a gold marker inserted into a body and a skeleton image using real-time image guided technology, without an invasive fixing device. In addition, contrary to Gamma Knife used to treat brain tumors, CyberKnife may be used to treat cancer throughout a human body. Further, CyberKnite may be used for fractionated radiation therapy administered a few times, rather than once. 
     Recently, varied research is being conducted on CyberKnife. For example, Korean Patent Application No. 2009-0038051, filed on Apr. 30, 2009, discloses “System for radiotherapy planning information viewer”. 
     SUMMARY 
     An aspect of the present invention provides a robot that may be provided in a compact design to reduce an overall weight. 
     Another aspect of the present invention also provides a robot that may increase a directivity with respect to a target through easy control. 
     Still another aspect of the present invention also provides a robot that may aim at a target more accurately and rapidly, thereby reducing a treatment or surgery time. 
     Yet another aspect of the present invention also provides a robot that may prevent a mutual collision between link members during an operation of a drive portion. 
     Further another aspect of the present invention also provides a robot including an additional angle adjustment element disposed at an end portion of a second link member or an emitting member to efficiently adjust an angle at which the emitting member faces a target. 
     According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a robot including a link portion comprising a plurality of link members, and a drive portion to rotate the link members. Axes of rotation of the drive portion extending from end portions of the link members may be positioned at an identical point. 
     The link portion may include a first link member, and a second link member connected to an end portion of the first link member. 
     The first link member and the second link member may be provided in a form of arcs and disposed on concentric spheres, respectively. 
     The drive portion may include a first drive member disposed at one end of the first link member to rotate the first link member on a first axis of rotation, and a second drive member disposed at another end of the first link member to rotate the second link member on a second axis of rotation. 
     An emitting member may be disposed at another end of the second link member to face a target. 
     According to another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a robot including a first link member, a first drive member disposed at one end of the first link member to rotate the first link member on a first axis of rotation, a second link member connected to another end of the first link member, a second drive member disposed between the other end of the first link member and one end of the second link member to rotate the second link member on a second axis of rotation, and an emitting member disposed at another end of the second link member. The first axis of rotation and the second axis of rotation may be positioned at an identical location of a target. 
     The first link member and the second link member may be provided in a form of arcs and disposed on concentric spheres on which the target is centered, respectively. 
     An angle adjustment element may be disposed at the second link member or the emitting member to adjust an angle at which the emitting member faces the target. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       These and/or other aspects, features, and advantages of the invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of exemplary embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which: 
         FIG. 1  is a front view illustrating a robot according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a view illustrating axes of rotation being positioned at an identical point in a robot according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a view illustrating an angle adjustment element provided at an emitting member of a robot according to embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a view illustrating a radiation range of an emitting member of a robot according to an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  illustrates a direction of an emitting member in a robot according to an embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 6  illustrates spherical coordinates. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. Exemplary embodiments are described below to explain the present invention by referring to the figures. 
       FIG. 1  is a front view illustrating a robot  10  according to an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 2  is a view illustrating axes of rotation being positioned at an identical point in the robot  10 .  FIG. 3  is a view illustrating an angle adjustment element provided at an emitting member  300  of the robot  10 .  FIG. 4  is a view illustrating a radiation range of the emitting member  300  of the robot  10 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the robot  10  may include a link portion  100  and a drive portion  200 . 
     The link portion  100  may include a plurality of link members. The plurality of link members may include a first link member  110  and a second link member  120 . 
     The first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be connected to each other. 
     The first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be connected to each other, with the drive portion  200  disposed therebetween. 
     The first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be provided in a form of arcs and disposed on concentric spheres, respectively. 
     For example, the first link member  110  may correspond to an arc disposed on a large concentric sphere, and the second link member  120  may correspond to an arc disposed on a small concentric sphere. The first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be disposed away from a location at which the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  are radially spaced from each other. 
     The first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be provided in different lengths. For example, the first link member  110  may have a greater length than the second link member  120 . Thus, when the second link member  120  rotates inside the first link member  110 , a mutual collision between the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be prevented. 
     However, the shape and the disposition of the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  are not limited thereto. The first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be provided in any shape and disposition in which the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may not mutually collide while being rotated in response to an operation of the drive portion  200 . 
     The drive portion  200  may be disposed on the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  to rotate the first link member  110  and the second link member  120 . 
     The drive portion  200  may include a first drive member  210  and a second drive member  220 . 
     The first drive member  210  may be disposed at one end of the first link member  110 . For example, the first link member  110  may be disposed in an upper portion of the first drive member  210 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the first drive member  210  may rotate the first link member  110  on a first axis of rotation X 1 . When a longitudinal central axis of the first drive member  210  matches the first axis of rotation X 1 , the first link member  110  may rotate on the longitudinal central axis of the first drive member  210 . 
     The second drive member  220  may be disposed at another end of the first link member  110 . 
     When a connection element  112  is provided to compensate for a level difference between the first link member  110  and the second drive member  220 , the second drive member  220  may be disposed on the connection element  112 . 
     In this example, the connection element  112  and the second drive member  220  may be disposed on an identical axis, and the connection element  112  may be disposed to be in contact with an upper end of the second drive member  220 . 
     The second drive member  220  may be disposed at one end of the second link member  120 . For example, the second link member  120  may be disposed in a lower portion of the second drive member  220 . 
     The second drive member  220  may rotate the second link member  120  on a second axis of rotation X 2 . When a longitudinal central axis of the second drive member  220  matches the second axis of rotation X 2 , the second link member  120  may rotate on the longitudinal central axis of the second drive member  220 . 
     The first axis of rotation X 1  and the second axis of rotation X 2  may extend to be positioned at an identical point. 
     When the first axis of rotation X 1  is formed in a vertical direction, the second axis of rotation X 2  may be formed to tilt at a degrees (°) with respect to the first axis of rotation X 1 . Thus, an angle between the first axis of rotation X 1  and the second axis of rotation X 2  may correspond to α°. 
     The identical point at which the first axis of rotation X 1  and the second axis of rotation X 2 , provided at both end portions of the first link member  110 , are positioned may correspond to a central point O of the concentric spheres on which the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  are disposed. 
     When the emitting member  300 , which will be described later, is disposed on the second link member  120 , the emitting member  300  may be easily aimed at a target. 
     The drive portion  200  may have two degrees of freedom by means of the first drive member  210  and the second drive member  220 , thereby spherically moving the emitting member  300 . In this example, two motors may be used. Since a relatively few motors are used, an overall weight of the robot  10  may decrease. 
     The first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may rotate on the first axis of rotation X 1  and the second axis of rotation X 2  in different areas, respectively. Thus, an area accessed by the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be extended by the first drive member  210  and the second drive member  220 , whereby a directivity of the link portion  100  with respect to a target may increase. 
     The emitting member  300  may be disposed at another end of the second link member  120 . 
     Hereinafter, the emitting member  300  will be described based on a linear accelerator that emits radiation for radiation therapy. 
     However, the emitting member  300  is not limited thereto. The emitting member  300  may emit another material including a liquid or gas. 
     The second link member  120  may be disposed at a center of the emitting member  300 . The emitting member  300  may be disposed to be perpendicular to a tangential direction of an end portion of the second link member  120 . 
     Radiation or other materials may be emitted from a lower end of the emitting member  300 . An angle at which radiation or other materials are emitted may be changed based on a tilting angle of the emitting member  300 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2  again, the emitting member  300  may be disposed to tilt β° with respect to the second axis of rotation X 2 , and disposed to tilt α°+β° with respect to the first axis of rotation X 1 . 
     Angles α and β may be determined so that the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be smoothly rotated by the first drive member  210  and the second drive member  220  and the emitting member  300  may aim at a target over a relatively broader area. 
     A portion of the emitting member  300  at which radiation is emitted may be disposed on a third axis X 3 . Thus, the radiation may be emitted from the emitting member  300  along the third axis X 3 . 
     Similar to first axis of rotation X 1  and the second axis of rotation X 2 , the third axis X 3  may also be positioned at the central point O of the concentric spheres. 
     That is, the first axis of rotation X 1 , the second axis of rotation X 2 , and the third axis X 3  may intersect at the central point O of the concentric spheres of the first link member  110  and the second link member  120 . 
     Thus, a point at which radiation is to be emitted through the emitting member  300  may be adjusted by the link portion  100  and the drive portion  200 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , an angle adjustment element  310  may be additionally provided at an end portion of the second link member  120  or the emitting member  300 . 
     The angle adjustment element  310  may be disposed at a point at which the emitting member  300  and the second link member  120  meet. The emitting member  300  may move in a direction of an arrow on the third axis X 3 , and have a yaw movement. 
     As described above, the emitting member  300  including the angle adjustment element  310  may perform a small-angle movement. Thus, the angle adjustment element  310  may be useful when a minute angle adjustment is required after the emitting member  300  aims at a target by means of the drive portion  200 . 
     The robot  10  may further include a controller (not shown). The first drive member  210  and the second drive member  220  may be easily controlled by the controller. 
     In detail, the controller may selectively or simultaneously operate the first drive member  210  or the second drive member  220  to dispose the emitting member  300  to face the target, and operate the angle adjustment element  310 , as necessary. 
     The controller may control an operation of the first drive member  210  or the second drive member  220  to adjust a rotation velocity or a rotation direction of the first link member  110  or the second link member  120 . Thus, a radiation surgery or treatment time may be reduced. 
     The robot  10  configured as described above according to an embodiment of the present invention may operate as follows. By operating the first drive member  210  or the second drive member  220 , the first link member  110  or the second link member  120  may rotate. 
     The first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may be disposed on concentric spheres, and relatively rotate on different axes of rotation X 1 , and X 2 , respectively. Thus, the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may smoothly rotate without a collision. 
     In addition, the first drive member  210  and the second drive member  220  may operate simultaneously or selectively. Thus, by operating the first drive member  210  and the second drive member  220  simultaneously, the first link member  110  and the second link member  120  may rotate simultaneously. Also, after the first link member  110  rotates by operating the first drive member  210 , the second link member  120  may rotate by operating the second drive member  220 . 
     In response to the rotation of the first link member  110  and the second link member  120 , the emitting member  300  disposed at an end portion of the second link member  120  may move in a spherical pattern. 
     The angle adjustment element  310  may selectively operate. 
     The angle adjustment element  310  may minutely adjust an angle since the emitting member  300  may have a yaw movement on the third axis X 3 . 
     Radiation may be emitted through the emitting member  300 . 
     The radiation may be used to treat a target T, for example, an affected area of a patient. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the emitting member  300  may emit radiation within an area A. 
     The area A may include an area in which the first link member  110  is rotated on the first axis of rotation X 1  by the first drive member  210 , and an area in which the second link member  120  is rotated on the second axis of rotation X 2  by the second drive member  220 . 
     When the first drive member  210  and the second drive member  220  operate simultaneously, a position of the emitting member  300  may be freely adjusted within the area A. 
     By operating the first drive member  210  and the second drive member  220 , the emitting member  300  may aim at the target T or the affected area to be treated, and radiation emitted from the emitting member  300  may be concentrated on the target T. 
     When the emitting member  300  is to be relocated during treatment, by controlling the first drive member  210 , the second drive member  220 , or the angle adjustment element  310  through the controller, the emitting member  300  may be relocated more rapidly and accurately. When minute adjustment is required after the emitting member  300  is relocated, the minute adjustment may be performed by controlling the angle adjustment element  310 . 
     As described above, a robot  10  according to an embodiment of the present invention may reduce a treatment or surgery time by aiming at a target more rapidly and accurately, increase a directivity with respect to the target through easy control, and reduce an overall weight through a compact design. In addition, the robot  10  may prevent a mutual collision between link members  110  and  120  during an operation of a drive portion  200 , and adjust an angle at which a material is emitted from an emitting member  300  or an angle at which the emitting member  300  faces the target through an additional angle adjustment element  310  disposed at an end portion of a second link member  120  or the emitting member  300 . 
     Hereinafter, a kinematical analysis on a structure of the robot  10  will be described in detail. Forward kinematics of a robot arm may be expressed as follows.
 
 x=f (θ)  [Equation 1]
 
     In the Equation 1, θ denotes a joint angle, and x denotes a location and direction of an end-effector. Coordinates of an emitting member may be estimated based on an angle at which link members are connected to each other. 
     In addition, when a Denavit-Hartenberg (D-H) convention is used, the kinematics of the robot may include four parameters, for example, a link length a of a line member, a link offset d, a link distortion α, and a joint angle θ. In this example, when a joint rotates around a z axis, transformation matrices may be expressed as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                         
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                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   α2 
                                   ( 
                                   
                                     
                                       c 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       α1 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       c 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       θ1 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       c 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       θ2 
                                     
                                     - 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   s 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   θ1 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   s 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   θ2 
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   - 
                                   c 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   θ1 
                                   ( 
                                   
                                     
                                       c 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       α2 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       s 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       α1 
                                     
                                     + 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     c 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     α1 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     c 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     θ2 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     s 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     α2 
                                   
                                   ) 
                                 
                                 + 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           α2 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           θ1 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           θ2 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   0 
                 
               
               
                 
                   
                     s 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     α1 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     s 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     θ2 
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α2c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             θ2 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             s 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                           
                           + 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           α1 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           α2 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α2 
                           
                           - 
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           θ2s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           α1 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           α2 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
                 
                   R 
                 
               
               
                 
                   0 
                 
                 
                   0 
                 
                 
                   0 
                 
                 
                   1 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     The above transformation matrix may represent a case in which two link members are provided. A point to which relocation is to be performed by a translation, an offset, a scale, or a rotation on a three-dimensional (3D) coordinate system may be estimated using the transformation matrix. 
     In addition, a location and direction of the emitting member  300  or the end-effector may be expressed as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                         
                       2 
                       0 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     T 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             x 
                             2 
                               
                               
                               
                             0 
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             y 
                             2 
                               
                               
                               
                             0 
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             z 
                             2 
                               
                               
                               
                             0 
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             p 
                             2 
                               
                               
                               
                             0 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           0 
                         
                         
                           0 
                         
                         
                           0 
                         
                         
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Transformation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     4 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     p 
                     2 
                       
                       
                       
                     0 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       
                         
                           0 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           0 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           R 
                         
                       
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Transformation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     5 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     In this example, the location of the emitting member  300  or the end-effector may be constantly uniform. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates a direction of the emitting member  300  in the robot  10 . Referring to  FIG. 5 , the emitting member  300  may face a z axis, and have a roll movement of rotating on the z axis, a yaw movement of oscillating up and down based on the z axis, and a pitch movement of rotating up and down based on the z axis. In this example, a roll direction may be insignificant in the emitting member  300 . Only a z-vector may be considered for a direction of the emitting member  300 . Thus, Transformation Matrix 2 may be arranged as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     z 
                     2 
                       
                       
                       
                     0 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       [ 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               z 
                               1 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               z 
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               z 
                               3 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       ] 
                     
                     = 
                     
                         
                       
                         [ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   c 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   α2s 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   α1 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   s 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   θ1 
                                 
                                 + 
                                 
                                   s 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                     α2 
                                     ⁡ 
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         
                                           c 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           
                                               
                                           
                                           ⁢ 
                                           α1 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           
                                               
                                           
                                           ⁢ 
                                           c 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           
                                               
                                           
                                           ⁢ 
                                           θ2 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           
                                               
                                           
                                           ⁢ 
                                           s 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           
                                               
                                           
                                           ⁢ 
                                           θ1 
                                         
                                         + 
                                         
                                           c 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           
                                               
                                           
                                           ⁢ 
                                           θ1 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           
                                               
                                           
                                           ⁢ 
                                           s 
                                           ⁢ 
                                           
                                               
                                           
                                           ⁢ 
                                           θ2 
                                         
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       - 
                                       c 
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                       θ1 
                                       ⁡ 
                                       
                                         ( 
                                         
                                           
                                             c 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α2 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             s 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α1 
                                           
                                           + 
                                           
                                             c 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α1 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             c 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             θ2 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             s 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α2 
                                           
                                         
                                         ) 
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                   + 
                                   
                                     s 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     α2 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     s 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     θ1 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     s 
                                     ⁢ 
                                     
                                         
                                     
                                     ⁢ 
                                     θ2 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 
                                   c 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   α1 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   c 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   α2 
                                 
                                 - 
                                 
                                   c 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   θ2 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   s 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   α1 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   s 
                                   ⁢ 
                                   
                                       
                                   
                                   ⁢ 
                                   α2 
                                 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ] 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Transformation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     6 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     A desired direction of the emitting member  300  may be designated as spherical coordinates α and β of  FIG. 6 . When the direction of the emitting member  300  is given as a and β of  FIG. 6 , rotation matrices corresponding to the direction may be expressed as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     R 
                     spherical 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         R 
                         
                           z 
                           , 
                           α 
                         
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         R 
                         
                           y 
                           , 
                           β 
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       [ 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 - 
                                 s 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 - 
                                 s 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                           
                             0 
                           
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       ] 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Rotation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     1 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       R 
                       spherical 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       [ 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               x 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               y 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               z 
                               1 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               x 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               y 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               z 
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               x 
                               3 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               y 
                               3 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               z 
                               3 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       ] 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Rotation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     2 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     Based on α and β from Rotation Matrices 1 and 2,  0 x 2 =[x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ] T ,  0 y 2 =[y 1 , y 2 , y 3 ] T , and  0 z 2 =[z 1 , z 2 , z 3 ] T  may be determined, and θ 1  and θ 2  may also be determined. Such a relationship may be expressed by inverse kinematics as follows.
 
θ= f ( x ) −1   [Equation 2]
 
     In Equation 2, x denotes a vector  0 z 2 =[z 1 , z 2 , z 3 ] T  and, θ denotes a vector including θ 1  and θ 2 . Equation 2 may be an inverse function of Equation 1. 
     The joints angles θ 1  and θ 2  may be calculated based on orthonormal vectors  0 x 2 ,  0 y 2 , and  0 z 2 . An intuitive method of calculating such vectors may be performed using spherical coordinates. When a direction is given as α and β, a rotation matrix corresponding to the direction may be expressed as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     R 
                     spherical 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       
                         R 
                         
                           z 
                           , 
                           α 
                         
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         R 
                         
                           y 
                           , 
                           β 
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       [ 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 - 
                                 s 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               α 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 - 
                                 s 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                           
                             0 
                           
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               β 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       ] 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Rotation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     3 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     In this example, constituent elements of the vectors may correspond to  0 x 2 =[x 1 , x 2 , x 3 ] T ,  0 y 2 =[y 1 , y 2 , y 3 ] T , and  0 z 2 =[z 1 , z 2 , z 3 ] T . 
     The following Equations may be extracted from Transformation Matrix 3.
 
 x   3   =sα   1   sθ   2  
 
 z   3   =cα   1   cα   2   −cθ   2   sα   1   sα   2   [Equation 3]
 
     In Equation 3, θ 2  may be induced as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       s 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         θ 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         x 
                         3 
                       
                       - 
                       
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           α 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       c 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         θ 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           z 
                           3 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             α 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             α 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           α 
                           1 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           α 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       tan 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         θ 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           α 
                           1 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           
                             α 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁡ 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 x 
                                 3 
                               
                               - 
                               
                                 s 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   α 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           z 
                           3 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             α 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             α 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       θ 
                       2 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       arctan 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       2 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             
                               x 
                               3 
                             
                             - 
                             
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 α 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                           
                           , 
                           
                             
                               
                                 z 
                                 3 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 c 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   α 
                                   1 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 c 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   α 
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                             
                             
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 α 
                                 1 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 α 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     4 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     A function arctan 2, an arctangent function including two input variables, may be used due to a stability of being close to zero input values and a characteristic of a final angle returning to an appropriate quadrant. θ 1  may be calculated as follows. The following Equations 5 through 7 may be obtained from Transformation Matrix 4. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         x 
                         2 
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             1 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             α 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   c 
                   ⁢ 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     α 
                     1 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   s 
                   ⁢ 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       θ 
                       2 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       
 
                     
                     ( 
                     
                       
                         x 
                         1 
                       
                       = 
                       
                         
                           
                             - 
                             s 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             α 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ) 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   c 
                   ⁢ 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     θ 
                     2 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     5 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         c 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           α 
                           1 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           x 
                           2 
                         
                       
                       + 
                       
                         c 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           x 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           c 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           α 
                           1 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           s 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         c 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       + 
                       
                         
                           c 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         c 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       c 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         θ 
                         1 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             α 
                             1 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           s 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             x 
                             2 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           c 
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             x 
                             1 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             c 
                             1 
                             α 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             s 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                         + 
                         
                           
                             c 
                             2 
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                               
                           
                           ⁢ 
                           
                             θ 
                             2 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     6 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       z 
                       1 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           ( 
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 α 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 α 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                             + 
                             
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 α 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 α 
                                 1 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 θ 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                           
                           ) 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       + 
                       
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           α 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         c 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       z 
                       2 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           - 
                           
                             ( 
                             
                               
                                 c 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   α 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 s 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   α 
                                   1 
                                 
                               
                               + 
                               
                                 s 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   α 
                                   2 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 c 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   α 
                                   1 
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 c 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                     
                                 
                                 ⁢ 
                                 
                                   θ 
                                   2 
                                 
                               
                             
                             ) 
                           
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         c 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       + 
                       
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           α 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     7 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     In addition, the following may be assumed.
 
 a=cα   2   sα   1   +sα   2   cα   1  
 
 b=sα   2   sθ   2   [Equation 8]
 
     Through Equations 7 and 8, the following may be calculated. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     a 
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           z 
                           1 
                         
                         = 
                         
                           
                             as 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               θ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             bc 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               θ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     b 
                     ⁡ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           z 
                           2 
                         
                         = 
                         
                           
                             
                               - 
                               ac 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               θ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                           + 
                           
                             bs 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                               θ 
                               1 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       az 
                       1 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           a 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       + 
                       
                         abc 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       bz 
                       2 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           b 
                           2 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         s 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                       - 
                       
                         abc 
                         ⁢ 
                         
                             
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         
                           θ 
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       
                         az 
                         1 
                       
                       + 
                       
                         bz 
                         2 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         ( 
                         
                           
                             a 
                             2 
                           
                           + 
                           
                             b 
                             2 
                           
                         
                         ) 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       s 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         θ 
                         1 
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       s 
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         θ 
                         1 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           az 
                           2 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           bz 
                           2 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           a 
                           2 
                         
                         + 
                         
                           b 
                           2 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     9 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     Through Equations 6 and 9, θ 1  may be calculated as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     θ 
                     1 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     arctan 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     2 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                       ( 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               az 
                               1 
                             
                             + 
                             
                               bz 
                               2 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               a 
                               2 
                             
                             + 
                             
                               b 
                               2 
                             
                           
                         
                         , 
                         
                           
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 α 
                                 1 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               s 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 θ 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 x 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                             + 
                             
                               c 
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 θ 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 x 
                                 1 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 c 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 α 
                                 1 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 s 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 θ 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                             + 
                             
                               
                                 c 
                                 2 
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                   
                               
                               ⁢ 
                               
                                 θ 
                                 2 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       ) 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Equation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     10 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     From Equations 4 and 10, the two joint angles θ 1  and θ 2  may be determined. A Jacobian matrix will be described hereinafter. A linear mapping between a θ-space and an x-space may be as follows. Equation 1 may be differentiated as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                           
                         0 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         x 
                         . 
                       
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                             
                           0 
                         
                         ⁢ 
                         J 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         θ 
                         . 
                       
                     
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       
                           
                         0 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       J 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       [ 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 z 
                                 0 
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                 0 
                               
                               × 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     p 
                                     n 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                     0 
                                   
                                   - 
                                   
                                     p 
                                     0 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                     0 
                                   
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 z 
                                 1 
                                   
                                   
                                   
                                 0 
                               
                               × 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     p 
                                     n 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                     0 
                                   
                                   - 
                                   
                                     p 
                                     1 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                     0 
                                   
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               z 
                               0 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                               0 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               z 
                               1 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                               0 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       ] 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Jacobian 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     1 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     The Transformation Matrix 1 may be expressed as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                         
                       1 
                       0 
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     T 
                   
                   = 
                   
                     
                       [ 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               x 
                               1 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                               0 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               y 
                               1 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                               0 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               z 
                               1 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                               0 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               p 
                               1 
                                 
                                 
                                 
                               0 
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             0 
                           
                           
                             0 
                           
                           
                             0 
                           
                           
                             1 
                           
                         
                       
                       ] 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             θ1 
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               - 
                               c 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             s 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             θ1 
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             s 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             s 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             θ1 
                           
                         
                         
                           0 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           
                             s 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             θ1 
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             θ1 
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               - 
                               s 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             θ1 
                           
                         
                         
                           0 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           0 
                         
                         
                           
                             s 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                           
                         
                         
                           R 
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           0 
                         
                         
                           0 
                         
                         
                           0 
                         
                         
                           1 
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Rotation 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     7 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     Thus, the Jacobian matrix may be expressed as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       
                           
                         0 
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       J 
                     
                     = 
                     
                       [ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                         
                           
                             
                               
                                 [ 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       0 
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                     
                                       0 
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                     
                                       1 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 ] 
                               
                               × 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           R 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                   - 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               
                                 [ 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         s 
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                             
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         α1 
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                             
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         s 
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                             
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         θ1 
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           - 
                                           s 
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                             
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         α1 
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                             
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         c 
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                             
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         θ1 
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         c 
                                         ⁢ 
                                         
                                             
                                         
                                         ⁢ 
                                         α1 
                                       
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 ] 
                               
                               × 
                               
                                 ( 
                                 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           R 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                   - 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           R 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                 
                                 ) 
                               
                             
                           
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               [ 
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     0 
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     0 
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     1 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                           
                             
                               [ 
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       s 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       α1 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       s 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       θ1 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       
                                         - 
                                         s 
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       α1 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       c 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       θ1 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       c 
                                       ⁢ 
                                       
                                           
                                       
                                       ⁢ 
                                       α1 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                               ] 
                             
                           
                         
                       
                       ⁢ 
                       
                           
                       
                       ] 
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Jacobian 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     2 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
             
               
                 
                   
                       
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
 
                   
                   ⁢ 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           
                             
                                 
                               0 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             J 
                           
                           = 
                           
                             [ 
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       z 
                                       0 
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                       0 
                                     
                                     × 
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         
                                           p 
                                           n 
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           0 
                                         
                                         - 
                                         
                                           p 
                                           0 
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       z 
                                       1 
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                       0 
                                     
                                     × 
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         
                                           p 
                                           n 
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           0 
                                         
                                         - 
                                         
                                           p 
                                           1 
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     z 
                                     0 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                     0 
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     z 
                                     1 
                                       
                                       
                                       
                                     0 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           = 
                           
                             [ 
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       [ 
                                       
                                         
                                           
                                             0 
                                           
                                         
                                         
                                           
                                             0 
                                           
                                         
                                         
                                           
                                             1 
                                           
                                         
                                       
                                       ] 
                                     
                                     × 
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         
                                           [ 
                                           
                                             
                                               
                                                 0 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                               
                                                 0 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                               
                                                 R 
                                               
                                             
                                           
                                           ] 
                                         
                                         - 
                                         
                                           [ 
                                           
                                             
                                               
                                                 0 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                               
                                                 0 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                               
                                                 0 
                                               
                                             
                                           
                                           ] 
                                         
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     
                                       [ 
                                       
                                         
                                           
                                             
                                               s 
                                               ⁢ 
                                               
                                                   
                                               
                                               ⁢ 
                                               α1 
                                               ⁢ 
                                               
                                                   
                                               
                                               ⁢ 
                                               s 
                                               ⁢ 
                                               
                                                   
                                               
                                               ⁢ 
                                               θ1 
                                             
                                           
                                         
                                         
                                           
                                             
                                               
                                                 - 
                                                 s 
                                               
                                               ⁢ 
                                               
                                                   
                                               
                                               ⁢ 
                                               α1 
                                               ⁢ 
                                               
                                                   
                                               
                                               ⁢ 
                                               c 
                                               ⁢ 
                                               
                                                   
                                               
                                               ⁢ 
                                               θ1 
                                             
                                           
                                         
                                         
                                           
                                             
                                               c 
                                               ⁢ 
                                               
                                                   
                                               
                                               ⁢ 
                                               α1 
                                             
                                           
                                         
                                       
                                       ] 
                                     
                                     × 
                                     
                                       ( 
                                       
                                         
                                           [ 
                                           
                                             
                                               
                                                 0 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                               
                                                 0 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                               
                                                 R 
                                               
                                             
                                           
                                           ] 
                                         
                                         - 
                                         
                                           [ 
                                           
                                             
                                               
                                                 0 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                               
                                                 0 
                                               
                                             
                                             
                                               
                                                 R 
                                               
                                             
                                           
                                           ] 
                                         
                                       
                                       ) 
                                     
                                   
                                 
                               
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           1 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           
                                             s 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α1 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             s 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             θ1 
                                           
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           
                                             
                                               - 
                                               s 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α1 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             c 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             θ1 
                                           
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           
                                             c 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α1 
                                           
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     
                       
                         
                           = 
                           
                             [ 
                             
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                 
                               
                               
                                 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           0 
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           1 
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                 
                                 
                                   
                                     [ 
                                     
                                       
                                         
                                           
                                             s 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α1 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             s 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             θ1 
                                           
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           
                                             
                                               - 
                                               s 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α1 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             c 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             θ1 
                                           
                                         
                                       
                                       
                                         
                                           
                                             c 
                                             ⁢ 
                                             
                                                 
                                             
                                             ⁢ 
                                             α1 
                                           
                                         
                                       
                                     
                                     ] 
                                   
                                 
                               
                             
                             ] 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Jacobian 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     3 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     Thus, the Jacobian matrix may be expressed as follows. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   J 
                   = 
                   
                     [ 
                     
                       
                         
                           0 
                         
                         
                           
                             s 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             s 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             θ1 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           0 
                         
                         
                           
                             
                               - 
                               s 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             θ1 
                           
                         
                       
                       
                         
                           1 
                         
                         
                           
                             c 
                             ⁢ 
                             
                                 
                             
                             ⁢ 
                             α1 
                           
                         
                       
                     
                     ] 
                   
                 
               
               
                 
                   [ 
                   
                     Jacobian 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     Matrix 
                     ⁢ 
                     
                         
                     
                     ⁢ 
                     4 
                   
                   ] 
                 
               
             
           
         
       
     
     Through Jacobian Matrix 4, when only an angular velocity is considered and a translational velocity is not considered, a singularity may not be achieved except for a case in which α=nπ and nεN are satisfied. 
     As described above, a relationship between a joint velocity of a link member and a velocity of an emitting member may be determined through a Jacobian matrix. Thus, a moving velocity of the emitting member may be estimated based on the joint velocity of the link member. In addition, when a desired velocity of the emitting member is given, a joint velocity of the link member that may achieve the desired velocity of the emitting member may be inversely calculated. 
     In detail, a location of the emitting member may be estimated based on a current location of a link member. Conversely, to enable the emitting member to face a central point or a target, an operation of a link member may be controlled based on a current location of the emitting member. 
     Although a few exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, the present invention is not limited to the described exemplary embodiments. Instead, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made to these exemplary embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.