• DocumentCode
    393786
  • Title

    Shape adaptation of planar hyper-redundant manipulators to environment using multiple proximity sensors

  • Author

    Inoue, Kenji ; Tani, Hiroyuki ; Arai, Tatsuo ; Mae, Yasushi

  • Author_Institution
    Osaka Univ., Japan
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    5-7 Aug. 2002
  • Firstpage
    1497
  • Abstract
    We (2000) have already proposed a distributed control method for hyper-redundant manipulators: a manipulator expands, contracts and bends along the shape of complicated and unknown environment. This method is applied to a planar manipulator consisting of serially connected joint units with many proximity sensors. The sensor can measure the distance to an object in short range. A method of obstacle avoidance in long and narrow space like pipes is proposed. Simulation results show the effectiveness of the method.
  • Keywords
    collision avoidance; distributed control; redundant manipulators; computer simulation; distributed control; hyper redundant manipulator; multiple proximity sensors; obstacle avoidance; shape adaptation; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Contracts; Distributed control; Measurement units; Shape control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    SICE 2002. Proceedings of the 41st SICE Annual Conference
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7631-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SICE.2002.1196528
  • Filename
    1196528