Sustainable Multi-Modal Sensing by a Single Sensor Utilizing the Passivity of an Elastic Actuator

When a robot equipped with compliant joints driven by elastic actuators contacts an object and its joints are deformed, multi-modal information, including the magnitude and direction of the applied force and the deformation of the joint, is used to enhance the performance of the robot such as dexter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takashi Takuma, Ken Takamine, Tatsuya Masuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-05-01
Series:Actuators
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/3/2/66