TOUCH SENSING METHOD AND SERIAL MANIPULATOR USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230133207A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17513917

    申请日:2021-10-29

    IPC分类号: B25J13/08 G01L5/169

    摘要: A touch sensing method and a serial manipulator using the same are disclosed. A serial manipulator using the method may detect and localize external torques by obtaining a torque value of each joint of a serial manipulator through a torque sensor at the joint; obtaining a preset joint angle of each joint from the serial manipulator; calculating a Jacobian matrices of the serial manipulator based on the joint angle of the joints; estimating joint torques of the serial manipulator based on the torque value of each joint and the Jacobian matrices; calculating an error between the torque value of each joint and the estimated joint torque corresponding to the joint; and determining a link of the serial manipulator that is connected to the joint with the minimum calculated error as having been touched.

    Robotic assistant and method for controlling the same

    公开(公告)号:US11554071B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-17

    申请号:US17467461

    申请日:2021-09-07

    IPC分类号: F16M11/00 A61H3/04 G02B27/01

    摘要: A robotic assistant includes a base; an elevation mechanism positioned on the base; a display rotatably mounted on the elevation mechanism; a camera positioned on the display; and a control system that receives command instructions. In response to the command instructions, the control system is to detect movement of a face of the user in a vertical direction based on the images captured by the camera. In response to detection of the movement of the face of the user in the vertical direction, the control system is to rotate the display and actuate the elevation mechanism to the move the display up and down to allow the camera to face the face of the user during the movement of the face of the user in the vertical direction.