12 accepted papers
In recent years, the focus on developing robot manipulators has shifted towards prioritizing safety in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI). Impedance control is a typical approach for interaction control in collaboration tasks. However, such a control approach has two main limitations: 1) the end-effector
Electroadhesive clutches have attracted a great deal of interest in the last decade as semi-active actuators for human-robot interaction due to their lightweight, low power consumption, and tunable high-torque output capability. However, because of the complexity of their dynamics, in most cases, th…
In this paper, we aim to solve inverse kinematics of the integrated robotic arm-hand systems to achieve precision grasping, provided the desired grasp configuration (contact points + contact normals). The key insights of our approach are three-fold. First, we propose a human-inspired thumb-first str…
In this letter, we present a novel inverse kinematics (IK) solution for a robotic arm-hand system to achieve precision grasp. This problem is kinematically over-constrained and to address the issue and to solve the problem, we propose a new approach with three key insights. First, we propose a human
This paper presents a novel design concept of a miniaturized Magneto-Rheological (MR) clutch. The design uses a set of spur gears as a means to control the torque. MR clutches with various configurations such as disk-, drum-, and armature-based have in the past been reported in the literature. Howev…
This paper presents an improved design approach for the construction of a Magneto-Rheological (MR) clutch intended to be used in a prospective 5 degrees of freedom robot. The MR clutch features embedded Hall sensors for intrinsic torque control. After a brief description of the MR clutch principles,…
This paper presents an improved design approach for the construction of a Magneto-Rheological (MR) clutch intended to be used in a prospective 5 degrees of freedom robot. The MR clutch features embedded Hall sensors for intrinsic torque control. After a brief description of the MR clutch principles,
This paper presents the design and evaluation of a new sensorized underactuated self-adaptive finger. Our design incorporates a two degrees-of-freedom (DOF) parallel based underactuated mechanism with an embedded load cell for contact force measurement and a trimmer potentiometer to acquire the join…
This paper deals with the problem of purposefully failing or yielding an object by a robotic gripper. We propose a grasp quality measure fabricated for robotic harvesting in which picking a crop from its stem is desired. The proposed metric characterizes a suitable grasp configuration for systematic…
In this paper, we present a new concept for generating magnetic field in Magneto-Rheological (MR) clutches intended for safe robotic applications. The main rationale behind this concept is to divide the magnetic field generation into two parts using an electromagnetic coil and a permanent magnet. Th
In our previous work [1], the potential benefits of Magneto-Rheological Fluid based actuators to the field of haptics were studied. Our results showed that the superior mechanical attributes of such actuators contribute to improvement of stability and transparency in haptic devices. To this end, a n…
This paper reports on the performance evaluation of Magneto-Rheological Fluid (MRF) based actuation systems when used in haptic interfaces. MRF-based actuators exhibit superior characteristics, which can significantly contribute to the transparency and stability of haptic devices. To validate this s…