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ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Torque transmission mechanism with nonlinear passive stiffness using mechanical singularity
— To introduce a passive compliant mechanism for robot joints is an effective way for impact absorption. However, because robot joints also require high torque transmission chara...
Masafumi Okada, Shintaro Kino
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Safe robot arm with safe joint mechanism using nonlinear spring system for collision safety
—Collision safety between humans and robots has drawn much attention since service robots are increasingly being used in human environments. A safe robot arm based on passive com...
Jung-Jun Park, Hwi-Su Kim, Jae-Bok Song
HAPTICS
2005
IEEE
13 years 10 months ago
A Fracture Mechanics Approach to Haptic Synthesis of Tissue Cutting with Scissors
An analytical model for cutting of a plate of material with a pair of scissors is presented in terms of concepts of contact and fracture mechanics. The forces of contact between t...
Mohsen Mahvash, Allison M. Okamura
ICRA
2009
IEEE
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Tendon-based transmission systems for robotic devices: Models and control algorithms
— Tendon-based transmission systems present many positive aspects and greatly simplify the mechanical design of small robotic devices, such as robotic fingers. On the other hand...
Gianluca Palli, Gianni Borghesan, Claudio Melchior...
ICRA
2007
IEEE
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Feedback linearization and simultaneous stiffness-position control of robots with antagonistic actuated joints
— In this paper, the dynamic model of a robot with antagonistic actuated joints is presented, and the problem of full linearization via static state feedback is analyzed. The use...
Gianluca Palli, Claudio Melchiorri, Thomas Wimb&ou...