Synthesizing grasp configurations with specified contact regions

This paper presents a new method to solve the configuration problem on robotic hands:deter- mine how a hand should be configured so as to grasp a given object in a specific way, characterized by a number of hand-object contacts to be satisfied. In contrast to previous algorithms given for the same p...

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Autores: Rosales Gallegos, Carlos, Ros Giralt, Lluís|||0000-0002-8338-6062, Porta Pleite, Josep Maria|||0000-0002-5056-1717, Suárez Feijóo, Raúl|||0000-0002-3853-7095
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/13058
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/13058
https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0278364910370218
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Robots--Control systems
inverse kinematics
anthropomorphic hand
prehension
robots PARAULES AUTOR: configuration problem
precision grasp
grasp planning
grasp synthesis
contact constraint
position analysis
Robòtica
Mans mecàniques
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Robòtica
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Automàtica i control
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Sumario:This paper presents a new method to solve the configuration problem on robotic hands:deter- mine how a hand should be configured so as to grasp a given object in a specific way, characterized by a number of hand-object contacts to be satisfied. In contrast to previous algorithms given for the same purpose, the one presented here allows specifing such contacts between free-form regions on the hand and object surfaces, and always returns a solution whenever one exists. The method is based on formulating the problem as a system of polynomial equations of special form, and then exploiting this form to isolate the solutions, using a numerical technique based on linear relaxations. The approach is general, in the sense that it can be applied to any grasping mechanism involving lower-pair joints, and it can accommodate as many hand-object contacts as required. Experi- ments are included that illustrate the performance of the method in the particular case of the Schunk Anthropomorphic hand.