Double actuation architectures for rendering variable impedance in compliant robots: A review

Mechatronics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1187-1203

  Tagliamonte, Nevio Luigi ^a   Sergi, Fabrizio ^a,b   Accoto, Dino ^a   Carpino, Giorgio ^a   Guglielmelli, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compliant robotics; Double actuation architectures; Variable impedance actuators

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ROBOTICS;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPLIANT ACTUATIONS; COMPLIANT ROBOTICS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; EVALUATION CRITERIA; HUMAN MOTOR CONTROL; SAFE HUMAN-ROBOT INTERACTION; VARIABLE IMPEDANCE;

SOCIAL ROBOTS;

EID: 84981276400     PISSN: 09574158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechatronics.2012.09.011     Document Type: Review

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