A High-Repeatability Three-Dimensional Force Tactile Sensing System for Robotic Dexterous Grasping and Object Recognition

Robotic devices with integrated tactile sensors can accurately perceive the contact force, pressure, sliding, and other tactile information, and they have been widely used in various fields, including human–robot interaction, dexterous manipulation, and object recognition. To address the challenges...

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Main Authors: Yaoguang Shi, Xiaozhou Lü, Wenran Wang, Xiaohui Zhou, Wensong Zhu
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/15/12/1513
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Xiaozhou Lü
Wenran Wang
Xiaohui Zhou
Wensong Zhu
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Wensong Zhu
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description Robotic devices with integrated tactile sensors can accurately perceive the contact force, pressure, sliding, and other tactile information, and they have been widely used in various fields, including human–robot interaction, dexterous manipulation, and object recognition. To address the challenges associated with the initial value drift, and to improve the durability and accuracy of the tactile detection for a robotic dexterous hand, in this study, a flexible tactile sensor is designed with high repeatability by introducing a supporting layer for pre-separation. The proposed tactile sensor has a detection range of 0–5 N with a resolution of 0.2 N, and the repeatability error is as relatively small as 1.5%. In addition, the response time of the proposed tactile sensor under loading and unloading conditions are 80 ms and 160 ms, respectively. Moreover, a three-dimensional force decoupling detection method is developed by distributing tactile sensor units on a non-coplanar robotic fingertip. Finally, using a backpropagation neural network, the classification and recognition processes of nine types of objects with different shapes and categories are realized, achieving an accuracy higher than 95%. The results show that the proposed three-dimensional force tactile sensing system could be beneficial for the delicate manipulation and recognition for robotic dexterous hands.
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spelling doaj-art-9b1d5e1a60eb467994f4eeb02a8b4c922025-08-20T02:01:20ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2024-12-011512151310.3390/mi15121513A High-Repeatability Three-Dimensional Force Tactile Sensing System for Robotic Dexterous Grasping and Object RecognitionYaoguang Shi0Xiaozhou Lü1Wenran Wang2Xiaohui Zhou3Wensong Zhu4School of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaSchool of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaSchool of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaSchool of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaSchool of Aerospace Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaRobotic devices with integrated tactile sensors can accurately perceive the contact force, pressure, sliding, and other tactile information, and they have been widely used in various fields, including human–robot interaction, dexterous manipulation, and object recognition. To address the challenges associated with the initial value drift, and to improve the durability and accuracy of the tactile detection for a robotic dexterous hand, in this study, a flexible tactile sensor is designed with high repeatability by introducing a supporting layer for pre-separation. The proposed tactile sensor has a detection range of 0–5 N with a resolution of 0.2 N, and the repeatability error is as relatively small as 1.5%. In addition, the response time of the proposed tactile sensor under loading and unloading conditions are 80 ms and 160 ms, respectively. Moreover, a three-dimensional force decoupling detection method is developed by distributing tactile sensor units on a non-coplanar robotic fingertip. Finally, using a backpropagation neural network, the classification and recognition processes of nine types of objects with different shapes and categories are realized, achieving an accuracy higher than 95%. The results show that the proposed three-dimensional force tactile sensing system could be beneficial for the delicate manipulation and recognition for robotic dexterous hands.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/15/12/1513three-dimensional force tactile sensinghigh-repeatability featurerobotic dexterous fingertipobject recognition
spellingShingle Yaoguang Shi
Xiaozhou Lü
Wenran Wang
Xiaohui Zhou
Wensong Zhu
A High-Repeatability Three-Dimensional Force Tactile Sensing System for Robotic Dexterous Grasping and Object Recognition
Micromachines
three-dimensional force tactile sensing
high-repeatability feature
robotic dexterous fingertip
object recognition
title A High-Repeatability Three-Dimensional Force Tactile Sensing System for Robotic Dexterous Grasping and Object Recognition
title_full A High-Repeatability Three-Dimensional Force Tactile Sensing System for Robotic Dexterous Grasping and Object Recognition
title_fullStr A High-Repeatability Three-Dimensional Force Tactile Sensing System for Robotic Dexterous Grasping and Object Recognition
title_full_unstemmed A High-Repeatability Three-Dimensional Force Tactile Sensing System for Robotic Dexterous Grasping and Object Recognition
title_short A High-Repeatability Three-Dimensional Force Tactile Sensing System for Robotic Dexterous Grasping and Object Recognition
title_sort high repeatability three dimensional force tactile sensing system for robotic dexterous grasping and object recognition
topic three-dimensional force tactile sensing
high-repeatability feature
robotic dexterous fingertip
object recognition
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/15/12/1513
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