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ICRA
1994
IEEE
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13 years 11 months ago
Articulated Structures with Tendon Actuation for Whole-Limb Manipulation
We present a general framework for the modelling of a class of mechanical systems for robotic manipulation, consisting of articulated limbs with redundant tendinous actuation and ...
Paolo Petreschi, Domenico Prattichizzo, Antonio Bi...
ICRA
2003
IEEE
131views Robotics» more  ICRA 2003»
14 years 1 months ago
Mode shape compensator for improving robustness of manipulator mounted on flexible base
— In this paper, the concept of the ’robust arm configuration’ (RAC) is expanded using a mode shape compensator. This compensator improves the robustness of the arm configu...
Jun Ueda, Tsuneo Yoshikawa
MICCAI
2000
Springer
13 years 11 months ago
MR Compatible Surgical Assist Robot: System Integration and Preliminary Feasibility Study
A magnetic resonance (MR) compatible surgical assist robot system under preclinical evaluation is described. It is designed to coexist, and cooperate, with a surgeon, and to positi...
Kiyoyuki Chinzei, Nobuhiko Hata, Ferenc A. Jolesz,...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
141views Robotics» more  ICRA 2006»
14 years 1 months ago
Computing 3-legged Equilibrium Stances in Three-dimensional Gravitational Environments
— Quasistatic multi-legged locomotion consists of a sequence of equilibrium postures where the mechanism supports itself against gravity while moving free limbs to new positions....
Yizhar Or, Elon Rimon
ICRA
2005
IEEE
145views Robotics» more  ICRA 2005»
14 years 1 months ago
Computation and Graphical Characterization of Robust Multiple-Contact Postures in 2D Gravitational Environments
— This paper is concerned with the problem of identifying robust equilibrium postures of a planar mechanism supported by fixed frictional contacts in a twodimensional gravitation...
Yizhar Or, Elon Rimon