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CDC
2009
IEEE
15 years 1 months ago
2009
IEEE
This paper analyze stability of an object grasped by soft-fingers in 3-dimensional space based on moment stability. We firstly define the moment stability as a criterion for stabil...
ICRA
2010
IEEE
14 years 8 months ago
2010
IEEE
— We have previously shown that hemispherical soft fingertips are at equilibrium when they are in contact with objects, suggesting that the contact force and flexibility of the...
SAB
2010
Springer
14 years 7 months ago
2010
Springer
Abstract. Rats and other whiskered mammals are capable of making sophisticated sensory discriminations using tactile signals from their facial whiskers (vibrissae). As part of a pr...
IROS
2009
IEEE
15 years 4 months ago
2009
IEEE
—The use of robots in assistive roles will be an increasingly significant application for robotics. Assistive robots need to physically interact with humans in a safe manner. We ...
ISER
1999
Springer
15 years 2 months ago
1999
Springer
Abstract: We present a composite forward model of the mechanics of an excavator backhoe digging in soil. This model is used to predict the trajectories developed by a closed-loop f...