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Movable bases · Mitigating impact while retaining endpoint control

An elastic covering, viscoelastic trunk and passive movable base absorb collision motion. Collision experiments evaluate force suppression and a controller intended to retain the end-effector task.

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Original title
Collision force suppression by human friendly robots with passively movable base
Publisher
IEEE
Authors
H.-O. Lim, K. Yokoi, A. Takanishi, K. Tanie
DOI
10.1109/iros.1999.812817
Publication date
1999
Source language
en
Edition
Proceedings 1999 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Human and Environment Friendly Robots with High Intelligence and Emotional Quotients (Cat. No.99CH36289); publication date unverified; DOI 10.1109/iros.1999.812817
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Publication status
Published

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Source overview

An elastic covering, viscoelastic trunk and passive movable base absorb collision motion. Collision experiments evaluate force suppression and a controller intended to retain the end-effector task.

Use and review

Institutional abstract and bibliography checked. Specific collision tests do not establish injury-limit compliance or safety of another platform.

Sources & editions

Collision force suppression by human friendly robots with passively movable base ↗

IEEE · Proceedings 1999 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems. Human and Environment Friendly Robots with High Intelligence and Emotional Quotients (Cat. No.99CH36289); publication date unverified; DOI 10.1109/iros.1999.812817

Author institution https://waseda.elsevierpure.com/en/publications/collision-force-suppression-by-human-friendly-robots-with-passive/; published1999.