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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"robotic hands"”.
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Contact sensors for dexterous robotic hands
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1986.
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Dexterous robotic hands : kinematics and control
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1988.
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Methods and Applications of Controlling Biomimetic Robotic Hands
Vast improvements in robotics and wireless communication have made teleoperated robots significantly more prevalent in industry, defense, and research. To help bridge the gap for these robots in the workplace, there has been a tremendous increase in research toward the development of biomimetic …
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A Review of Anthropomorphic Robotic Hand Technology and Data Glove Based Control
… the development and control of anthropomorphic robotic hands has been a highly popular sub-discipline in robotics research. Because the human hand is an extremely sophisticated system, both in its mechanical and sensory abilities, engineers have been fascinated with replicating these abilities …
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Design and control of a robotic thumb using piezoelectric actuators
… than their predecessors, today's anthropomorphic robotic hands still cannot match the dexterity of human hands. While most of these limitations are caused by inadequate sensor and control systems, the use of large, heavy, and stiff actuators can also contribute to dexterity problems. If we expect …
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Design of Fingertip Sensors and 7-Dof Hands for Robotic Manipulation
… objects. This research focuses on the design of robotic hands and sensors for quick and reactive manipulation using high bandwidth sensing and robotic manipulation platform with high DOFs.
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Morphological design methodology of rugged underactuated gripper
… to successfully fulfill their task. Historically robotic hands have been optimized for grasp strength, robustness, lightness, but not a combination of all of these factors. This thesis proposes key design requirements for disaster response robot hands and explains the design of the HERMES humanoid …
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Design and development of an anthropomorphic metamorphic robotic hand
This work presents analysis of the 4-fingered robotic hand and is a continuation of the Bachelor’s thesis “Design and Development of an Anthropomorphic Metamorphic Robotic Hand”. First, general comparison between scientific and commercial robotic hands is introduced. Specification and structure of …
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Inter-fingercoordinated DC motor driven grasping robotic hand
Many robotic hands have individually driven joints, which is both energy inefficient and complicated to control. An alternative method includes employing only one motor to control multiple joints. Investigating humanoid hand movements used in everyday tasks, graduate students working with Professor …
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EvoGrip: design and model predictive control of a modular, cost-efficient robot hand for research applications
… implementation of EvoGrip, a modular 3D-printed robotic hand developed as an open platform for advanced control experimentation. Leveraging open-source designs, EvoGrip enhances accessibility, adaptability, and dexterity. Its mechanical structure, derived from the Inmoov arm, was refined to …
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Robotic Finger Hardware and Controls Design for Dynamic Piano Playing
Robotic manipulators have traditionally been designed with the industrial world in mind. High degrees of freedom (DOF) robotic hands are starting to enable a new section of tasks like grasping unfamiliar objects with complex shapes, in-hand re-orientation, and even solving Rubik's cubes. This work …
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Design and Manufacturing Methods for a Curved All-Around Camera-Based Tactile Sensor
… years, use of camera-based tactile sensors in robotics has grown in popularity as the dexterous and in-hand manipulation tasks we aim to accomplish become more difficult and as the environments a robotic hand must interact with become more complex. Past works have shown that by giving robots …
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Design of a humanoid hand using segmented shape memory alloy actuators
… progress in the past two decades, the field of robotics has yet to produce a robotic hand with the same dexterity as the human hand. There has yet to even be a functioning robotic hand of the same size and weight as the human hand. These deficiencies can be attributed to the size, weight and …
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Neural Representation for robotics
Modern robotic systems often exhibit limited flexibility, constraining their range of applications. Consequently, they are restricted to particular tasks, where even minor modifications, such as changes in object dimensions, can require considerable reconfiguration effort. A major bottleneck in …
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A concept model for a multi-fingered prosthetic hand
… light weight designs. The designs for these hands have not changed must in the last few decades indicating that the design has reached its functional limit. This and the latest technology have initiated designers ' renewed interest in externally powered prostheses. Existing externally powered …
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Robotic Fingerspelling Hand for the Deaf-Blind
… construction, testing, and programming of a robotic hand capable of performing basic fingerspelling to help bridge the communication gap. The hand parts were modeled using SolidWorks and fabricated using an Objet rapid prototyper. Its fingers are actuated by 11 Maxon motors, and its wrist is …
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Novel Methods for Recording and Analysing High-Density EMG Signals of the Hand & Forearm
… ranging from electrophysiology studies to robotics. More recently, high-resolution multi-electrode arrays have expanded to the field of EMG, a technique named high-density electromyography (HD-EMG). This technique retains the beneficial aspects of sEMG while increasing the resolution of the …