Safe link mechanism based on nonlinear stiffness for collision safety

Mechanism and Machine Theory

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1332-1348

  Park, Jung Jun ^a   Kim, Byeong Sang ^a   Song, Jae Bok ^a   Kim, Hong Seok ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Industrial Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nonlinear stiffness; Passive compliance; Safe robot arm; Safety mechanism

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; LIQUID MEMBRANE ELECTRODES; LIQUID MEMBRANES; MECHANISMS; ROBOTIC ARMS; ROBOTICS;

ACTIVE COMPLIANCE; COLLISION FORCES; COLLISION SAFETY; CRITICAL FORCE; CRITICAL IMPACT FORCE; EXTERNAL FORCING; HUMAN INJURY; LINEAR SPRINGS; MECHANICAL ELEMENTS; NON-LINEAR STIFFNESS; PASSIVE COMPLIANCE; POSITIONING ACCURACIES; ROBOT ARMS; SENSORS AND ACTUATORS; STATIC AND DYNAMIC; VARIABLE STIFFNESS;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 48649086696     PISSN: 0094114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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