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Controlling Palm-Object Interactions Via Friction for Enhanced In-Hand Manipulation

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In-hand manipulation is necessary, yet challenging for robotic hands as robots begin to interact with real-world objects and environments. The intentional incorporation of an active palm can lead to improved… Click to show full abstract

In-hand manipulation is necessary, yet challenging for robotic hands as robots begin to interact with real-world objects and environments. The intentional incorporation of an active palm can lead to improved dexterity. In this work, we demonstrate how controlling the palm-object interaction enables access to different sets of motion primitives. We first discuss how various properties of the palm affect in-hand manipulation, as well as grasping. Here, we focus on varying the friction force between the object and the palm by either changing the coefficient of friction or the normal load. We explore how these two design factors can be actively controlled to enable 5-degree-of-freedom object motion within the hand. We present variable-friction and variable-preload palms that enable on-the-fly switching between in-plane and out-of-plane manipulation modes. Additionally, we discuss their impact on grasp stability. Finally, we demonstrate how an object can be translated and pivoted within the hand by sequentially performing synchronized palm and finger actions.

Keywords: hand; hand manipulation; friction; manipulation; controlling palm

Journal Title: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
Year Published: 2022

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