Title
1-Degree-of-Freedom Robotic Gripper With Infinite Self-Twist Function
Abstract
This study proposed a novel robotic gripper that can achieve grasping and infinite wrist twisting motions using a single actuator. The gripper is equipped with a differential gear mechanism that allows switching between the grasping and twisting motions according to the magnitude of the tip force applied to the finger. The grasping motion is activated when the tip force is below a set value, and the wrist twisting motion is activated when the tip force exceeds this value. "Twist grasping," a special grasping mode that allows the wrapping of a flexible thin object around the fingers of the gripper, can be achieved by the twisting motion. Twist grasping is effective for handling objects with flexible thin parts, such as laminated packaging pouches, that are difficult to grasp using conventional antipodal grasping. In this study, the gripper design is presented, and twist grasping is analyzed. The gripper performance is experimentally validated.
Year
DOI
Venue
2022
10.1109/LRA.2022.3187823
IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Grasping, grippers and other end-effectors, mechanism design, underactuated robots
Journal
7
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
3
2377-3766
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Toshihiro Nishimura100.34
Yosuke Suzuki200.34
Tokuo Tsuji300.34
Tetsuyou Watanabe400.34