Title
Cartesian-space control and dextrous manipulation for multi-fingered tendon-driven hand
Abstract
Dextrous object manipulation is a crucial task for the hands of the space humanoid Robonaut 2 (R2), and requires accurate control of fingertip positions and forces. We present a novel Cartesian control for the fingers and thumb of the R2 hand. The controller is designed such that the singularities in the fingers are avoided, and distal joint stiffness is added in the thumb for full controllability. We then present a higher-level object stiffness control law for explicit control of object position, orientation, and grasp forces. The complete algorithm is tested experimentally on the R2 hand, with results demonstrating tracking performance and robustness against disturbances.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/ICRA.2014.6907860
Robotics and Automation
Keywords
Field
DocType
dexterous manipulators,elasticity,force control,humanoid robots,manipulator dynamics,position control,Cartesian-space control,R2 hand,dextrous object manipulation,distal joint stiffness,explicit object position control,fingertip forces,fingertip positions,grasp forces,multifingered tendon-driven hand,object stiffness control law,space humanoid Robonaut 2
Control theory,Control engineering,Engineering,Tendon,Cartesian coordinate system
Conference
Volume
Issue
ISSN
2014
1
1050-4729
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
10
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Taylor Niehues130.73
Julia Badger272.94
Myron A. Diftler328938.32
Ashish D. Deshpande44211.33