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Delta Kinematics Calculations

A project log for Coffee Maker Delta 3D Printer

Built on a coffee maker. And on a budget. No precision rails or bearings. True Delta Kinematics. Great prints.

jcchurchjcchurch 04/11/2017 at 02:230 Comments

Here are two useful links for understanding delta kinematics:

Kinematics explained:

http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/tutorials/introduction-129/delta-robot-kinematics-3276/

Online calculator based on above equations:

https://www.marginallyclever.com/other/samples/fk-ik-test.html

I seem to recall that the labels for the dimensions in the calculator are a little misleading, so be sure to double check the drawings in the first link.

Here's where you can enter those parameters into my modified marlin code on github (originally modified from an early version of the firepick-delta firmware). Starting around line 198 in Configurations.h:

#define DELTA_E         50.8//172.0//131.636 // End effector length
#define DELTA_F         158.3//152.4//81.4//190.526 // Base length
#define DELTA_RE        163.5//114.5//270.000 // Carbon rod length
#define DELTA_RF         50.8//77.0//86.000 // Servo horn length

The un-commented values above are the dimensions used on this printer (in mm).

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