通过量化掌部自由度对拇指对握能力的提升,提出机器人手设计新思路。
A Kinematic Analysis of Palm Degrees of Freedom for Enhancing Thumb Opposability in Robotic Hands

- 引入掌部自由度重新定位手指基点,增强对握能力。
- 掌部自由度使无名指与小指对握空间提升超30%。
- 为机器人手掌部运动设计提供可量化的评估框架。
本研究分析了掌部自由度(DoF)在五指机器人手中对拇指对握能力的运动学影响。构建了一个包含5自由度拇指和每根手指3至4自由度的机械手模型,并在相邻手指间引入掌部运动。为定量评估拇指与手指的交互性,基于体素化指尖可达区域定义了重叠工作空间体积。共考虑七种配置,包括总自由度增加以及将手指自由度重新分配至掌部以维持总自由度的情况。结果表明,掌部自由度显著提升对握能力,尤其对无名指和小指效果明显,主要通过改变其基点位置而非单纯扩展可达范围实现。然而在总自由度受限时,向掌部转移自由度会带来重叠工作空间扩展与运动冗余之间的权衡。研究指出掌部与手指自由度在手部运动学中具有不同作用,应协同设计。本文提出无需依赖物体或接触模型的量化评估框架,并为机器人手集成掌部运动提供实用设计指导。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
This study investigates the kinematic role of palm degrees of freedom (DoF) in enhancing thumb opposability in a five-finger robotic hand. A hand model consisting of a five DoF thumb and four fingers with three to four DoF is analyzed, where palm motion is introduced between adjacent fingers. To quantitatively evaluate thumb-finger interaction, the overlap workspace volume is defined based on voxelized fingertip reachable regions. Seven cases are considered, including configurations with increased total DoF and configurations in which the total DoF is maintained by redistributing DoF from the fingers to the palm. The results show that palm DoF significantly improves opposability, particularly for the ring and little fingers, by repositioning their base locations rather than simply extending their reachable range. However, when the total DoF is constrained, redistributing DoF to the palm leads to trade-offs between overlap workspace expansion and kinematic redundancy. These findings indicate that palm DoF and finger DoF play distinct roles in hand kinematics and should be considered jointly in design. This study provides a quantitative framework for evaluating palm-induced opposability without relying on object or contact models and offers practical design guidelines for incorporating palm motion in robotic hands.
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