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ICRA
2010
IEEE
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13 years 3 months ago
Optimal passive dynamics for torque/force control
Abstract— For robotic manipulation tasks in uncertain environments, good force control can provide significant benefits. The design of force-controlled actuators typically revo...
Kevin Kemper, Devin Koepl, Jonathan Hurst
ICRA
2009
IEEE
146views Robotics» more  ICRA 2009»
13 years 2 months ago
Optimized passive dynamics improve transparency of haptic devices
For haptic devices, compensation of the robot's gravity is a frequent strategy with the aim to reduce interaction forces between robot and human in zero-impedance control. How...
Heike Vallery, Alexander Duschau-Wicke, Robert Rie...
IROS
2007
IEEE
126views Robotics» more  IROS 2007»
13 years 11 months ago
Passive and accurate torque control of series elastic actuators
— The principle of Series Elastic Actuation offers considerable advantages for haptic displays compared to stiff actuators. The interaction force between motor and load is direct...
Heike Vallery, Ralf Ekkelenkamp, Herman van der Ko...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
95views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
13 years 11 months ago
Power Assist System for Sinusoidal Motion by Passive Element and Impedance Control
— In this paper, we propose a power assist system that amplifies sinusoidal human’s torque and attains minimization of control input requirement using an impedance control and...
Mitsunori Uemura, Katsuya Kanaoka, Sadao Kawamura
ICRA
2008
IEEE
197views Robotics» more  ICRA 2008»
13 years 11 months ago
Approximate optimal control of the compass gait on rough terrain
Abstract— In this paper, we explore the capabilities of actuated models of the compass gait walker on rough terrain. We solve for the optimal high-level feedback policy to negoti...
Katie Byl, Russ Tedrake