Articulated robot

About: Articulated robot is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4364 publications have been published within this topic receiving 52442 citations.

Experimental identification of robot dynamics for control

Abstract: The paper discusses the experimental identification of dynamic robot models for their application in model based robot control, e.g., computed torque control. The accuracy of these controllers relies highly on the ability of the robot model to accurately predict the required actuator torques. The paper shows how this application reflects on the choices that have to be made in the different steps of the identification procedure, and consequently on the accuracy of the obtained model parameters and actuator torque prediction.

Current based compliance control method for minimizing an impact force at collision of service robot arm

Abstract: A motion of a robot manipulator under environment for human and robot to coexist should be able to quickly sense external force and react for minimizing a damage due to physical contacts. In the absence of sensing external force, relative motions between robot and human are not predictable and unexpected collisions may occur at some position during motion of the robot arm. This paper proposes a real-time collision detection method and a compliance control based on detecting abnormal current value to minimize an impact force at the moment of collision between service robot arm and unknown obstacle. In the introduced method, the extra sensors such as the Force/Toque sensor or the visual sensor to detect the collision are not necessary. Instead of these sensors, the collision detection and the safety motion are achieved by a simple method based on the current characteristics in according to operating of each joint motor of robot manipulator. In order to evaluate the performance for minimizing an impact force, the proposed method is applied to the developed light weight robot arm for a service robot.

Mechanism design and motion analysis of a spherical mobile robot

Abstract: A new spherical mobile robot BHQ-1 is designed. The spherical robot is driven by two internally mounted motors that induce the ball to move straight and turn around on a flat surface. A dynamic model of the robot is developed with Lagrange method and factors affecting the driving torque of two motors are analyzed. The relationship between the turning radius of the robot and the length of two links is discussed in order to optimize its mechanism design. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the good controllability and motion performance of BHQ-1.

Adaptive visual pursuit involving eye-head coordination and prediction of the target motion

Abstract: Nowadays, increasingly complex robots are being designed. As the complexity of robots increases, traditional methods for robotic control fail, as the problem of finding the appropriate kinematic functions can easily become intractable. For this reason the use of neuro-controllers, controllers based on machine learning methods, has risen at a rapid pace. This kind of controllers are especially useful in the field of humanoid robotics, where it is common for the robot to perform hard tasks in a complex environment. A basic task for a humanoid robot is to visually pursue a target using eye-head coordination. In this work we present an adaptive model based on a neuro-controller for visual pursuit. This model allows the robot to follow a moving target with no delay (zero phase lag) using a predictor of the target motion. The results show that the new controller can reach a target posed at a starting distance of 1.2 meters in less than 100 control steps (1 second) and it can follow a moving target at low to medium frequencies (0.3 to 0.5 Hz) with zero-lag and small position error (less then 4 cm along the main motion axis). The controller also has adaptive capabilities, being able to reach and follow a target even when some joints of the robot are clamped.

A Mechatronic Platform, The Aldebaran Robotics Humanoid Robot

Abstract: For several years, humanoid robotic has an important place in the research area. But nowadays, humanoid robots are everywhere : movies, advertising, toy... The world seems to be ready for biped robot. In this paper, a new mechatronic platform is introduced : The Aldebaran Robotics' humanoid robot. The firm is developing an entertainment robot in the same range than the AIBO robot : a companion robot. The process of mechanical prototyping, actuator designation, electronic architecture and first computing design are presented in this document.