A robotic end-effector with rolling up mechanism for pick-and-release of a cotton sheetSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 7 - Trang 1-9 - 2020
Taiki Abe, Yuichi Kawasaki, Kimitoshi Yamazaki
In this paper we introduce a novel robotic end-effector for pick-and-release of
a sheet of cotton cloth. One of the main operations in a factory for sewing
cloth products is to pick up cloth parts, provide them to a sewing machine, and
sew them together. Fabric products are assembled by performing this work in
various processes. Each work starts with a lot of cloth parts stacked near a
sewing mach... hiện toàn bộ
Development of a steerable in-pipe locomotive device with six braided tubesSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 5 - Trang 1-11 - 2018
Hirozumi Takeshima, Toshio Takayama
Numerous studies have developed in-pipe locomotive devices to inspect pipes.
However, it is difficult to achieve selective locomotion in a branched piping
system. In this study, a novel steerable in-pipe locomotive device is proposed
based on “a six-braided-tubes locomotive device,” which is an in-pipe locomotive
device that is actuated by only six pneumatic inflatable tubes. It is one of the
simp... hiện toàn bộ
Evaluation of the deformation shape of a balloon-type dielectric elastomer actuator prestretched with water pressureSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 8 - Trang 1-10 - 2021
Natsumi Koike, Takeshi Hayakawa
In this study, we evaluated the deformation shape of a balloon-type dielectric
elastomer actuator (DEA) that has been prestretched with water pressure. We
fabricated the DEA with poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) as the elastomeric
material and carbon grease as the electrode. We derived analytical solutions for
the deformation of the DEA based on structural mechanical models. Additionally,
we compared... hiện toàn bộ
Thiết bị biến đổi luồng khí tự kích thích cho việc tăng áp định kỳ của robot mềm Dịch bởi AI Springer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2021
Toshio Takayama, Yusuke Sumi
Tóm tắtGần đây, robot mềm điều khiển bằng khí nén đã được phát triển rộng rãi.
Nguyên lý hoạt động của loại robot này thường là sự bơm phồng và xì hơi của các
buồng khí đàn hồi bằng áp suất không khí. Một số robot mềm cần bơm phồng và xì
hơi nhanh chóng và định kỳ các buồng khí của chúng để tạo ra chuyển động liên
tục như chuyển động tiến hoặc chuyển động quay. Tuy nhiên, nếu robot mềm cần
hoạt độ... hiện toàn bộ
Proposition and evaluation of a collision detection method for real time surgery simulation of opening a brain fissureSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 1 - Trang 1-14 - 2014
Akira Fukuhara, Teppei Tsujita, Kazuya Sase, Atsushi Konno, Xin Jiang, Satoko Abiko, Masaru Uchiyama
In neurosurgery, opening a brain fissure allows an operator to access to the
basis cranii and to treat a disease part safely, but the operator is required
highly sophisticated techniques. In order to develop a neurosurgery simulator
enabling surgeons to train themselves for opening a brain fissure procedure, it
is required to detect collision between a thin instrument model and a deformable
brain ... hiện toàn bộ
Optimization algorithm for feedback and feedforward policies towards robot control robust to sensing failuresSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 9 Số 1 - 2022
Taisuke Kobayashi, Keiko Yoshizawa
Abstract Background and problem statement Model-free or learning-based control,
in particular, reinforcement learning (RL), is expected to be applied for
complex robotic tasks. Traditional RL requires that a policy to be optimized is
state-dependent, that means, the policy is a kind of feedback (FB) controllers.
Due to the necessity of correct state observation in such a FB controller, it is
sensi... hiện toàn bộ
Terrain traversability prediction for off-road vehicles based on multi-source transfer learningSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 9 - Trang 1-25 - 2022
Hiroaki Inotsume, Takashi Kubota
In this paper, a novel terrain traversability prediction method is proposed for
new operation environments. When an off-road vehicle is operated on rough
terrains or slopes made up of unconsolidated materials, it is crucial to
accurately predict terrain traversability to ensure efficient operations and
avoid critical mobility risks. However, the prediction of traversability in new
environments is ... hiện toàn bộ
Safe tree felling using expansion agentSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 4 - Trang 1-9 - 2017
Chyon Hae Kim, Hiroaki Abe, Akio Numakura, Jyunpei Koyama, Yukio Takahashi
We discuss about safe tree felling methods. In previous work, tree felling
robots that were equipped with cutting instruments have been investigated in
order to keep workers’ safety. However, these robots may take damage when trees
fall down against them. We propose a tree felling framework that maintains the
workers and robots both in safe. In the proposed framework, a robot inserts a
slow-acting... hiện toàn bộ