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Title: |
A 17 degree of freedom anthropomorphic manipulator
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Author(s): |
Vold, Havard I.; Karlen, James P.; Thompson, Jack M., Jr.; Farrell, James D.; Eismann, Paul H.
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Abstract: |
A 17 axis anthropomorphic manipulator, providing coordinated control of two seven degree of freedom arms mounted on a three degree of freedom torso-waist assembly, is presented. This massively redundant telerobot, designated the Robotics Research K/B-2017 Dexterous Manipulator, employs a modular mechanism design with joint-mounted actuators based on brushless motors and harmonic drive gear reducers. Direct joint torque control at the servo level causes these high-output joint drives to behave like direct-drive actuators, facilitating the implementation of an effective impedance control scheme. The redundant, but conservative motion control system models the manipulator as a spring-loaded linkage with viscous damping and rotary inertia at each joint. This approach allows for real time, sensor-driven control of manipulator pose using a hierarchy of competing rules, or objective functions, to avoid unplanned collisions with objects in the workplace, to produce energy-efficient, graceful motion, to increase leverage, to control effective impedance at the tool or to favor overloaded joints.
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NASA Center: |
NASA (non Center Specific)
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Publication Date: |
Jan 31, 1989
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Document Source: |
CASI |
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Document ID: |
19900019685
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Accession ID: |
90N29001
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Publication Information: |
JPL, California Inst. of Tech., Proceedings of the NASA Conference on Space Telerobotics, Volume 1, p 19-28, Number of Pages = 10 |
Price Code: |
A02 |
Keywords: |
COLLISION AVOIDANCE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; HIERARCHIES; MANIPULATORS; REAL TIME OPERATION; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; VISCOUS DAMPING; ACTUATORS; IMPEDANCE; LINKAGES; MECHANICAL DRIVES; SERVOMECHANISMS; TELEROBOTICS; TORQUE;
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Notes: |
In JPL, California Inst. of Tech., Proceedings of the NASA Conference on Space Telerobotics, Volume 1 p 19-28 (SEE N90-29000 23-54) |
Accessibility: |
Unclassified; No Copyright; Unlimited; Publicly available; |
Updated/Added to NTRS: |
2008-05-31 |
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