Kinematic modeling and visual sensing of multi-DOF robot manipulator with patterned artificial muscle

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 4315-4320

  Nakabo, Yoshihiro ^a   Mukai, Toshiharu ^a   Asaka, Kinji ^b  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

IPMC; Polymer actuator; Soft actuator; Soft robot; Visual feedback

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FEEDBACK CONTROL; KINEMATICS; MOBILE ROBOTS; MOTION PLANNING;

KINEMATIC MODELING; POLYMER ACTUATORS; SOFT ACTUATORS; SOFT ROBOTS; VISUAL FEEDBACK;

MANIPULATORS;

EID: 33846154255     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2005.1570784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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