Title
Tactile Exploration by Contour Following Using a Biomimetic Fingertip.
Abstract
Humans use a contour following exploratory procedure to estimate object shape by touch. Here we demonstrate autonomous robotic contour following with a biomimetic tactile fingertip, the TacTip, using an active touch method previously developed for other types of touch sensors. We use Bayesian sequential analysis for perception and implement an active control strategy to follow an object contour. The technique is tested on a 110mm diameter circle and yields results comparable with those previously achieved for other tactile sensors. We intend to extend the work onto a different robot platform with improved trajectory control to improve robustness, speed and match with human performance.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1007/978-3-319-42417-0_51
BIOMIMETIC AND BIOHYBRID SYSTEMS, LIVING MACHINES 2016
Keywords
Field
DocType
Tactile sensors,Bayesian perception
Computer vision,Computer science,Object contour,Robustness (computer science),Artificial intelligence,Trajectory control,Active control,Robot,Active touch,Tactile sensor
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
9793
0302-9743
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
4
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Nicholas Pestell1102.44
Benjamin Ward-Cherrier2295.23
Luke Cramphorn3285.00
Nathan F. Lepora423935.36