Leveraging Environmental Contact and Sensor Feedback for Precision in Robotic Manipulation

This paper investigates methods that leverage physical contact between a robot’s structure and its environment to enhance task performance, with a primary emphasis on improving precision. Two main approaches are examined: solving the inverse kinematics problem and employing quadratic programming, wh...

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Main Authors: Jan Šifrer, Tadej Petrič
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/21/7006
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description This paper investigates methods that leverage physical contact between a robot’s structure and its environment to enhance task performance, with a primary emphasis on improving precision. Two main approaches are examined: solving the inverse kinematics problem and employing quadratic programming, which offers computational efficiency by utilizing forward kinematics. Additionally, geometrical methods are explored to simplify robot assembly and reduce the complexity of control calculations. These approaches are implemented on a physical robotic platform and evaluated in real-time applications to assess their effectiveness. Through experimental evaluation, this study aims to understand how environmental contact can be utilized to enhance performance across various conditions, offering valuable insights for practical applications in robotics.
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spelling doaj-art-679b6fa163ab4a8ebed4efdd397165c42025-08-20T02:49:49ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202024-10-012421700610.3390/s24217006Leveraging Environmental Contact and Sensor Feedback for Precision in Robotic ManipulationJan Šifrer0Tadej Petrič1Department of Automatics, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Automatics, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaThis paper investigates methods that leverage physical contact between a robot’s structure and its environment to enhance task performance, with a primary emphasis on improving precision. Two main approaches are examined: solving the inverse kinematics problem and employing quadratic programming, which offers computational efficiency by utilizing forward kinematics. Additionally, geometrical methods are explored to simplify robot assembly and reduce the complexity of control calculations. These approaches are implemented on a physical robotic platform and evaluated in real-time applications to assess their effectiveness. Through experimental evaluation, this study aims to understand how environmental contact can be utilized to enhance performance across various conditions, offering valuable insights for practical applications in robotics.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/21/7006robotic manipulationenvironmental contactinverse kinematicsquadratic programmingprecision controlsensor integration
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Leveraging Environmental Contact and Sensor Feedback for Precision in Robotic Manipulation
Sensors
robotic manipulation
environmental contact
inverse kinematics
quadratic programming
precision control
sensor integration
title Leveraging Environmental Contact and Sensor Feedback for Precision in Robotic Manipulation
title_full Leveraging Environmental Contact and Sensor Feedback for Precision in Robotic Manipulation
title_fullStr Leveraging Environmental Contact and Sensor Feedback for Precision in Robotic Manipulation
title_full_unstemmed Leveraging Environmental Contact and Sensor Feedback for Precision in Robotic Manipulation
title_short Leveraging Environmental Contact and Sensor Feedback for Precision in Robotic Manipulation
title_sort leveraging environmental contact and sensor feedback for precision in robotic manipulation
topic robotic manipulation
environmental contact
inverse kinematics
quadratic programming
precision control
sensor integration
url https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/21/7006
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