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...... hiện toàn bộ
Use of communication robots to converse with people suffering from schizophreniaSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 7 - Trang 1-14 - 2020
Tomoe Ozeki, Tetsuya Mouri, Hiroko Sugiura, Yuu Yano, Kunie Miyosawa
Medication is an important approach of treatment for patients with schizophrenia; however, the availability of visiting nurses and other human-related support is limited. This study aims to build a system in which service robots support the treatment of individuals with schizophrenia with medication at home. Moreover, medical staff can seamlessly monitor the status of their patients through the ro...... 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
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