3 accepted papers
Losing the ability to deform the palm is unthinkable for a human hand, and the same is true for a humanoid robotic hand. Here, we aim to evaluate the performance of human palms and develop a palm-movable humanoid robotic hand with a few actuators. We quantified the palm morphological characteristics
The dynamic load attached to the load gravity imposes an excessive burden to human shoulders during load carriage, resulting in possible muscle injuries and additional physical exertion. This paper proposes an active suspension backpack, capable of transferring partial load from human shoulders to p…
There are few mathematical indices to quantize the adaptability, although it is mentioned repeatedly as a highlight of underactuated mechanisms in literatures. This paper discusses the grasp adaptability of underactuated mechanisms. Different from compliance, namely the reciprocal of stiffness, the…