Part orientation with one or two stable equilibria using programmable force fields

IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 157-170

  Böhringer, Karl Friedrich ^a,b   Donald, Bruce Randall ^a,c   Kavraki, Lydia E ^a,d   Lamiraux, Florent ^d  

^a IEEE

^b University of Washington   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

^d Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ASSEMBLY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDING; MANIPULATORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; POSITION CONTROL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROGRAMMED CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EQUILIBRIUM CONFIGURATION; NONPREHENSILE MANIPULATION; PART ORIENTATION; PROGRAMMABLE FORCE FIELDS;

FACTORY AUTOMATION;

EID: 0033726315     PISSN: 1042296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/70.843172     Document Type: Article

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