Abstract
This paper describes a new driving mechanism for a miniature robot hand. In developing miniature robot hands for dexterous manipulation, it is necessary to consider miniaturizing and minimalizing. The proposed mechanism uses elastic torsion springs and hinges as joints, and the finger is wire-driven from actuators placed outside the robot hand. First, the driving mechanism of a one joint finger is described, and the mechanism is applied to a five-fingered miniature robot hand. The robot hand is one-half the size of the hand of an adult male's, and has a total of eighteen degrees of freedom (DOF). The properties of the robot hand are discussed, and are shown to be an effective mechanism for miniature robot hands.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 2672-2677 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2003 Dec 26 |
| Event | 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems - Las Vegas, NV, United States Duration: 2003 Oct 27 → 2003 Oct 31 |
Other
| Other | 2003 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Las Vegas, NV |
| Period | 03/10/27 → 03/10/31 |
Keywords
- Elastic hinges
- Feedforward control
- Joint angle control
- Miniature robot hand
- Multi-finger
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Software
- Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
- Computer Science Applications