Object exploration and manipulation using a robotic finger equipped with an optical three-axis tactile sensor

Robotica

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 763-770

  Ohka, Masahiro ^a   Takata, Jumpei ^b   Kobayashi, Hiroaki ^c   Suzuki, Hirofumi ^a   Morisawa, Nobuyuki ^d   Yussof, Hanafiah Bin ^a,e  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OLYMPUS CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c Toyota Industries Corporation Toyoda   (Japan)

^d HONDA R AND D CO LTD   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Contour measurement; Object manipulation; Robotic finger; Surface measurement; Tactile sensor; Three axis

Indexed keywords

CYLINDRICAL CONTOUR; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; DEXTEROUS HANDS; FLAT SPECIMEN; OBJECT EXPLORATION; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PROCESSING SPEED; ROBOTIC FINGER; ROBOTIC HANDS; SURFACE CONDITIONS; TACTILE INFORMATION; TACTILE SENSORS; THREE-AXIS;

CONTOUR MEASUREMENT; DATA PROCESSING; END EFFECTORS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; OPTICAL SENSORS; ROBOTICS;

ROBOTIC ARMS;

EID: 70450202228     PISSN: 02635747     EISSN: 14698668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263574708005213     Document Type: Article

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