arXiv:2412.00268cs.RO2024-12被引 13

用可展开的带状弹簧实现大工作空间与紧凑存储的兼顾,提升机器人操作安全性。

Grasping and Rolling In-plane Manipulation Using Deployable Tape spring Appendages

  • 采用双向带状弹簧结构,兼具高抗屈曲强度和可卷曲收纳能力。
  • 在平面内实现抓取与滚动协同动作,支持多物体输送和复合运动。
  • 适合太空、深海等远程环境,具备自适应柔顺性和碰撞安全性。

刚性多连杆机械臂在工作空间(可达范围)与收拢体积之间存在权衡:增大工作空间需更长连杆,导致系统变重且存储体积增加。本工作提出一种双向带状弹簧结构,可在紧凑状态存储并展开以执行操作任务,实现大操作空间与低存储体积的统一。实验表明,双向带状弹簧相比单向结构具有更高的屈曲强度,同时仍可卷曲收纳。将两种带状弹簧集成至双臂操作机器人GRIP-tape中,实现物体抓取与平面内滚动(GRIP)。演示显示,带状弹簧的连续运动学特性赋予了同步平移-旋转、多物体传送等新操作能力。此外,其刚柔兼具的力学特性使系统在工作空间内具备内在安全性,可避免意外碰撞,并实现与物体的软接触。该系统为可扩展操作臂在远程环境(如太空、深海)中的应用提供了新可能。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Rigid multi-link robotic arms face a tradeoff between their overall reach distance (the workspace), and how compactly they can be collapsed (the storage volume). Increasing the workspace of a robot arm requires longer links, which adds weight to the system and requires a larger storage volume. However, the tradeoff between workspace and storage volume can be resolved by the use of deployable structures with high extensibility. In this work we introduce a bidirectional tape spring based structure that can be stored in a compact state and then extended to perform manipulation tasks, allowing for a large manipulation workspace and low storage volume. Bidirectional tape springs are demonstrated to have large buckling strength compared to single tape springs, while maintaining the ability to roll into a compact storage volume. Two tape spring structures are integrated into a bimanual manipulator robot called GRIP-tape that allows for object Grasping and Rolling In Planar configurations (GRIP). In demonstrations we show that the continuum kinematics of the tape springs enable novel manipulation capabilities such as simultaneous translation-rotation and multi-object conveyance. Furthermore, the dual mechanical properties of stiffness and softness in the tape springs enables inherent safety from unintended collisions within the workspace and soft-contact with objects. Our system demonstrates new opportunities for extensible manipulators that may benefit manipulation in remote environments such as space and the deep sea.

柔性机械臂可展开结构安全操作远程操控

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