Title
The SLS-Generated Soft Robotic Hand - An Integrated Approach Using Additive Manufacturing and Reinforcement Learning
Abstract
To develop a robotic system for a complex task is a time-consuming process. Merging methods available today, a new approach for a faster realization of a multi-finger soft robotic hand is presented here. This paper introduces a robotic hand with four fingers and 12 Degrees of Freedom (DoFs) using bellow actuators. The hand is generated via Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), an Additive Manufacturing method. The complex task execution of a specific action, i.e. the lifting, rotating and precise positioning of a handling-object with this robotic hand, is used to structure the whole development process. To validate reliable functionality of the hand from the beginning, each development stage is SLS-generated and the targeted task execution is trained via Reinforcement Learning, a machine learning approach. Optimization points are subsequently derived and fed back into the hardware development. With this Concurrent Engineering strategy a fast development of this robotic hand is possible. The paper outlines the relevant key strategies and gives insight into the design process. At the end, the final hand with its capabilities is presented and discussed.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1109/ICMLA.2013.44
ICMLA (1)
Keywords
Field
DocType
robotic hand,sls-generated soft robotic hand,integrated approach,final hand,complex task execution,whole development process,complex task,development stage,robotic system,reinforcement learning,additive manufacturing,hardware development,fast development,multi-finger soft robotic hand,laser sintering,learning artificial intelligence,concurrent engineering,sls
Soft Robotic,Concurrent engineering,Robotic hand,Simulation,Computer science,Selective laser sintering,Engineering design process,Merge (version control),Reinforcement learning,Actuator
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
4
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Arne Rost110.37
Stephan Schädle210.37