Manipulator and manipulation apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10039973B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-07

    申请号:US14366485

    申请日:2012-11-13

    摘要: A manipulator includes a manipulation body having a plurality of bar-shaped portions which intersect orthogonally with each other at one intersection point, and a plurality of detection bodies which detect a displacement of the manipulation body. The plural bar-shaped portions include a bar-shaped portion and another bar-shaped portion which intersect orthogonally with each other. The plural detection bodies include a first detection body which detects a displacement of one end side of the bar-shaped portion with respect to the intersection point, a second detection body which detects a displacement of the other end side of the bar-shaped portion with respect to the intersection point, and a third detection body which detects a displacement of one end side of the bar-shaped portion with respect to the intersection point.

    Multi-axial force sensor and grasper for sensing multi-axial force using the same

    公开(公告)号:US09970836B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-15

    申请号:US15094116

    申请日:2016-04-08

    IPC分类号: G01L5/22 G01L5/16

    CPC分类号: G01L5/226 G01L5/165

    摘要: Disclosed are a multi-axial force sensor capable of measuring multi-axial force and a grasper for sensing multi-axial force using the same. The multi-axial force sensor includes: a first operating section which includes a first member, and a first protrusion module formed protruding from one side of the first member; an elastic section which is formed at one end of the first member; a second operating section which includes a second member formed with one end to face one end of the first member with the elastic section therebetween, and a second protrusion module formed protruding from one side of the second member to face the first protrusion module; and an electrode section which is formed in the first protrusion module. With this, there is provided a force sensor capable of precisely measuring force through a simple structure.

    Systems And Methods For Tactile Sensing
    67.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180106692A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-19

    申请号:US15782303

    申请日:2017-10-12

    摘要: Achieving high spatial resolution in contact sensing for robotic manipulation often comes at the price of increased complexity in fabrication and integration. One traditional approach is to fabricate a large number of taxels, each delivering an individual, isolated response to a stimulus. The proposed sensors include a continuous volume of soft material, e.g., a transparent polymer, and light emitting diodes configured to emit light into the transparent volume that can be received by photodetectors. The location and depth of indentations can be measured between all pairs of light emitting diodes and photodetectors in the set, and this rich signal set can contain the information needed to pinpoint contact location with high accuracy using regression algorithms.

    HUMAN-COLLABORATIVE ROBOT
    69.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180065256A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-08

    申请号:US15695140

    申请日:2017-09-05

    申请人: FANUC CORPORATION

    发明人: Yasuhiro NAITOU

    IPC分类号: B25J13/08 G01L5/00 G01L5/16

    摘要: A human-collaborative robot, by which the robot is unlikely to be accidentally operated despite the intention of the human, even if a relatively simple action pattern is determined as a command to the robot. When an external force by a human is applied to the robot, the force is detected by a force sensor. The robot is configured to be stopped when the detected external force exceeds a predetermined threshold. In order to restart the stopped motion of the robot, the human purposely applies the external force to the robot. When a judging section judges that the external force is applied to a specified portion the robot based on a predetermined action pattern, a commanding section commands the robot so that the robot performs a motion which is previously associated with the pattern.

    Multi-axis force sensing soft artificial skin

    公开(公告)号:US09797791B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-24

    申请号:US14438792

    申请日:2013-10-22

    摘要: A sensor including a layer having viscoelastic properties, the layer comprising a void, the void filled with a fluid; and optionally, a more rigid sensing element embedded within the layer. When a force is applied to a surface of the sensor, the shape of the void changes, causing the electrical resistance of the fluid in the void to change. When included, the more rigid sensing element can bear upon the void to cause the electrical resistance of the fluid in the void to change. A direction and intensity of the force can be determined by measuring the change of the electrical resistance of different voids positioned about the sensing element. The layer can be an elastomer, preferably silicone rubber. The fluid can be a conductive liquid, preferably Eutectic Gallium Indium. The sensing element can be plastic and can have a “Joystick” shape. The voids can take the form of channels or microchannels having a predefined pattern and/or shape.