論文

2021年7月

Internally-Balanced Displacement-Force Converter for Stepless Control of Spring Deformation Compensated by Cam With Variable Pressure Angle

IEEE ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION LETTERS
  • Tori Shimizu
  • ,
  • Kenjiro Tadakuma
  • ,
  • Masahiro Watanabe
  • ,
  • Eri Takane
  • ,
  • Masashi Konyo
  • ,
  • Satoshi Tadokoro

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開始ページ
4576
終了ページ
4583
記述言語
英語
掲載種別
研究論文(学術雑誌)
DOI
10.1109/LRA.2021.3060383
出版者・発行元
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC

The force required to drive a mechanism can be compensated by adding an equivalent load in the opposite direction. By reversing the input and output of the load compensation, we proposed the concept of a displacement-force converter that enables the deformation of the elastic element to be controlled steplessly by a minimal external force. Its principle was proved in our previous study, but challenges arose owing to the use of a wire and pulley. Here, we introduce a new compensation method using a noncircular cam that generates a compensation torque due to the contact force from the follower, which is split in the tangential direction of the cam by the pressure angle varying at rotation. Using a prototype for proof of concept, the maximum control force required for the extension of the spring was successfully reduced by 23.2%. Furthermore, uniform forces were obtained between extension and compression so that the difference between them decreased from 543% to 49% relative to compression. Thus, actuators and current supplies requiring less power could be selected. Moreover, the prototype model was incorporated into a variable stiffness mechanism of a soft robotic gripper as a wire tensioner to show the expandability of the displacement-force converter.

リンク情報
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1109/LRA.2021.3060383
DBLP
https://dblp.uni-trier.de/rec/journals/ral/ShimizuTWTKT21
Web of Science
https://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=JSTA_CEL&SrcApp=J_Gate_JST&DestLinkType=FullRecord&KeyUT=WOS:000640765600020&DestApp=WOS_CPL
URL
https://dblp.uni-trier.de/db/journals/ral/ral6.html#ShimizuTWTKT21
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ID情報
  • DOI : 10.1109/LRA.2021.3060383
  • ISSN : 2377-3766
  • eISSN : 2377-3766
  • DBLP ID : journals/ral/ShimizuTWTKT21
  • ORCIDのPut Code : 92096948
  • SCOPUS ID : 85101750791
  • Web of Science ID : WOS:000640765600020

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