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ICRA
2002
IEEE
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13 years 11 months ago
Tendon Arrangement and Muscle Force Requirements for Humanlike Force Capabilities in a Robotic Finger
Human motion can provide a rich source of examples for use in robot grasping and manipulation. Adapting human examples to a robot manipulator is a difficult problem, however, in ...
Nancy S. Pollard, Richards C. Gilbert
HAPTICS
2009
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
ShiverPad: A device capable of controlling shear force on a bare finger
We discuss the theory, design, and performance of a flat-panel tactile display capable of controlling shear force on a finger. In previous research a TPaD variable friction devi...
Erik C. Chubb, J. Edward Colgate, Michael A. Peshk...
TROB
2010
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13 years 1 months ago
Extension of the Form-Closure Property to Underactuated Hands
The property of form-closure of a grasp, as generally defined in the literature, is based on the assumption that contact points between the hand and the object are fixed in space. ...
Sébastien Krut, Vincent Begoc, Etienne Domb...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
151views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
14 years 26 days ago
Development of a Lightweight, Underactuated Exoskeleton for Load-carrying Augmentation
- Metabolic studies have shown that there is a metabolic cost associated with carrying load [1]. Several leg exoskeletons have been developed by various groups in an attempt to aug...
Conor James Walsh, Daniel Paluska, Kenneth Pasch, ...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
126views Robotics» more  ICRA 2003»
14 years 3 days ago
Experimental analysis of an innovative prosthetic hand with proprioceptive sensors
— This paper presents an underactuated artificial hand intended for functional replacement of the natural hand in upper limb amputees. The natural hand has three basic functiona...
Maria Chiara Carrozza, Fabrizio Vecchi, F. Sebasti...