Exoskeletal force-sensing end-effectors with embedded optical fiber-bragg-grating sensors

IEEE Transactions on Robotics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1319-1331

  Park, Yong Lae ^a   Ryu, Seok Chang ^a   Black, Richard J ^b   Chau, Kelvin K ^b   Moslehi, Behzad ^b   Cutkosky, Mark R ^c  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

^b Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems   (United States)

^c Glimmerglass Networks   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologically inspired robots; Dexterous manipulation; Fiber Bragg grating (FBG); Force and tactile sensing; Force control; Shape deposition manufacturing.

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICALLY-INSPIRED ROBOTS; DEXTEROUS MANIPULATION; FIBER BRAGG GRATING (FBG); FORCE AND TACTILE SENSING; TACTILE SENSING;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FORCE CONTROL; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; ROBOTS; SENSORS;

FIBERS;

EID: 72149125598     PISSN: 15523098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TRO.2009.2032965     Document Type: Article

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