Title
PRINCIPLES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MECHANICAL HANDS WHICH CAN MANIPULATE OBJECTS BY MEANS OF ACTIVE CONTROL.
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1985
Abstract
A methodology based on kinematic structure concepts is described for development of mechanical hands which can manipulate objects in a controlled fashion. Although articulated mechanical hands are considered, emphasis is placed on nonathropomorphic novel concepts with decoupled output motions. Appropriate classes of objects can be manipulated in five degrees of freedom - three translations and two rotations. This emphasis on designs with decoupled degrees of freedom results in a controllable hand design with maximum manipulative capabilities. Since the motions are decoupled, they can be chosen as to obtain any subset of desired motions. Kinematics and dynamics of these mechanical hands can be studied by homogeneous transformation matrices (4 multiplied by 4), methods similar to those employed for robot arm kinematics and dynamics, thus, unifying methods of analysis and simplifying the arm-hand interface.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of mechanisms, transmissions, and automation in design
Volume
107
Issue
2
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Datseris, P., and W. Palm. "PRINCIPLES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF MECHANICAL HANDS WHICH CAN MANIPULATE OBJECTS BY MEANS OF ACTIVE CONTROL.." Journal of mechanisms, transmissions, and automation in design 107, 2 (1985): 148-156. doi: 10.1115/1.3258703.