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The first book on soft-fingered grasping and manipulation
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
“Mechanics and Control of Soft-fingered Manipulation” introduces a new approach to the modeling of fingertips that have a soft pad and a hard back plate, similar to human fingers. Starting from the observation of soft-fingered grasping and manipulation, the book provides a parallel distributed model that takes into account tangential deformation of the fingertips. The model is supported with many experimental verifications and simulation results. Statics and dynamics in soft-fingered grasping and manipulation are also formulated based on this new model. The book uniquely investigates how soft fingertips with hard back plates enhance dexterity in grasping and manipulation, theoretically and experimentally, revealing the differences between soft-fingered and rigid-fingered manipulation. Researchers involved in object manipulation by robotic hands, as well as in human dexterity in object manipulation, will find this text enlightening.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This research monograph elaborates on the contact mechanics and control strategies of a two-finger robotic hand having a pair of hemispherical soft fingertips on the distal position of each finger. The book is intended for researchers in robotics, automation and manufacturing, and biomechanics.” (IEEE Control Systems Magazine, Vol. 29, October, 2009)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Takahiro Inoue received his MSc and PhD degrees from Ritsumeikan University, Japan. He has received funding from the Japan Society of the Promotion of Science and his current research interests include soft-fingered manipulation, soft object modeling, and MEMS technology.
Shinichi Hirai received his BSc, MSc and doctoral degrees from Kyoto University. He is now a professor in the Department of Robotics at Ritsumeikan University. His previous positions include visiting researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and assistant professor at Osaka University. His current research interests are the modeling and control of deformable structures, real-time computer vision, and soft-fingered manipulation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mechanics and Control of Soft-fingered Manipulation
Authors: Takahiro Inoue, Shinichi Hirai
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-981-3
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-84800-980-6Published: 09 December 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-84996-808-9Published: 13 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84800-981-3Published: 28 November 2008
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 245
Topics: Robotics and Automation, Control, Robotics, Mechatronics, Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Solid Mechanics, Solid Mechanics