Three-axis force sensors based on the principle of the pressure pick-up device are characterized by their manufacturability, simple structure, and miniature size. Their use, however, has not been explored due to the i...
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Three-axis force sensors based on the principle of the pressure pick-up device are characterized by their manufacturability, simple structure, and miniature size. Their use, however, has not been explored due to the insufficient force information they provide. To make the most of the three-axis force sensor, the authors have proposed a new six-axis force sensors composed of two three-axis force sensors and a connector [twin-head (TH) six-axis force sensor] and examined the possibility of realization for sensors using two identical three-axis force sensors. This paper discusses TH force sensors constructed from two different types of three-axis sensors. While fifteen types of combinations are theoretically conceivable, it is proved that nine types can result in a characteristic matrix with full rank.
A six-axis force sensor composed of two identical three-axis force sensors and a connector (Twin-Head, or TH, force sensor for short) is proposed. The theoretical basis for the operation of TH force sensors is describ...
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A six-axis force sensor composed of two identical three-axis force sensors and a connector (Twin-Head, or TH, force sensor for short) is proposed. The theoretical basis for the operation of TH force sensors is described, and the characteristic matrix connecting the load and sensor output vectors is given. While six types of three-axis sensor are theoretically conceivable, it is proved that the only one type can result in a characteristic matrix of full rank. To make the best use of a commercially available three-axis sensor, a semi-TH force sensor, which has a connector with an additional sensing axis to give the characteristic matrix full rank, is also proposed. A semi-TH force sensor designed in this way is demonstrated.< >
The stability of a fuzzy control system of a high-T/sub c/ superconducting actuator is analyzed. The control system has two nonlinear blocks, due to a hysteretic force-displacement relation of the actuator and due to ...
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The stability of a fuzzy control system of a high-T/sub c/ superconducting actuator is analyzed. The control system has two nonlinear blocks, due to a hysteretic force-displacement relation of the actuator and due to the fuzzy proportional-derivative (PD) controller. The control system is shown to be an equivalent to a two-variable Lurie system. A sufficient condition of asymptotic stability for the PD gains is obtained by applying stability theory to a multivariable Lurie system.< >
Using intracellular recording techniques, we recorded the responses of tectal neurons of the frog to moving visual configurations. Most of the responses sampled in this experiment originated from class 3 retinal gangl...
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Using intracellular recording techniques, we recorded the responses of tectal neurons of the frog to moving visual configurations. Most of the responses sampled in this experiment originated from class 3 retinal ganglion cells. We classified EPSPs according to their shapes into two quantitative criterions, rise time and peak amplitude. Rise time histograms for observed EPSPs had a single peak. This implies the localization of activated synapses, which is consistent with the morphological findings in frog's optic tectum. Amplitude histograms had several peaks which are regularly spaced by 0.3 to 0.6 mV. Through such examination, we successfully identified unitary EPSPs evoked by class 3 retinal fibers. We also observed unitary IPSPs in the same manner. These results were mainly obtained from responses elicited by manual movement of black cardboard. In the experiment where a computer controlled stimulus (a moving light slit) was used, the relationship between the position of the stimulus and rise time of EPSPs was examined.
Technical illustrations (TI) are always drawn in any assembly manual. This means that a TI is more informative than instruction in assembly tasks. Without TI, we have to read assembly instructions, it is difficult to ...
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Technical illustrations (TI) are always drawn in any assembly manual. This means that a TI is more informative than instruction in assembly tasks. Without TI, we have to read assembly instructions, it is difficult to infer a correct assembling procedure, if they explain several types of assembly relations. Even a novice can assemble or disassemble mechanical parts by only seeing a TI. But the order of assembly/disassembly is not uniquely obtained from a TI, knowledge on assembling operation will limit the order to plausible one. An assembly task is successfully divided into several easier assembly tasks than the original one. This means that a TI is composed of a set of TIs which are small and easy subassembly tasks.< >
Technical illustrations (TI) are one of the main methods to show a way to assemble/disassemble a mechanical assembly. The information including not only the shape of a constituent and an order of operations necessary ...
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Technical illustrations (TI) are one of the main methods to show a way to assemble/disassemble a mechanical assembly. The information including not only the shape of a constituent and an order of operations necessary to assemble/disassemble it can be driven from a single TI. However an additional TI is often required to further supplement insufficient information obtained from the single TI. The paper shows the solution required to resolve the problem which arises in augmenting a model description by unifying the results obtained from several TIs.< >
This research aims to understand an assembly instruction manual by fusing the result obtained from understanding technical illustrations (TIU) and that obtained from understanding instructions (IU). In the first versi...
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This research aims to understand an assembly instruction manual by fusing the result obtained from understanding technical illustrations (TIU) and that obtained from understanding instructions (IU). In the first version of the system, we assume a TIU and an IU are carried out independently.< >
This paper is concerned with the design of a discrete time Model Reference Adaptive Control system (WACS) for motion control under unknown nonlinear friction. Static and Coulomb friction forces are represented by a de...
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This paper is concerned with the design of a discrete time Model Reference Adaptive Control system (WACS) for motion control under unknown nonlinear friction. Static and Coulomb friction forces are represented by a deadzone element for the input, which is active at low velocities. and disturbance. which may take different values depending on the motion direction. respectively. Then, the WAes for the nonlinear friction is a cascade combination of a nonlinear block which contains the deadzone and the disturbance term and a linear dynamic block. Experimental results from a rotary servo system demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed WAeS
The authors previously presented a computer generation method of technical illustrations of a machine from its CAD model. However, parts of complicated structures in a machine are more comprehensible when they are exp...
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The authors previously presented a computer generation method of technical illustrations of a machine from its CAD model. However, parts of complicated structures in a machine are more comprehensible when they are expressed in the form of TIs which consist of several illustrations representing functional subgroups of a machine than in a picture containing the total massive structures. There arises a problem of how to divide a machine into functional parts. The authors attempt to provide an answer to it by means of processing a specific graph derived from a CAD model of a given machine. The authors propose a method based on a directed graph representing a few structural aspects of a machine. The graph represents two kinds of relations, namely inserting a part to another part and connecting parts by a gear, by directional arcs, and also the shapes of parts by distinguishably shaped nodes. The basic idea is to describe a kind of semantics by structural features of a machine in a symbolic way based on the above-mentioned mechanical relations and the shapes of parts reflecting functions of parts.< >
This paper proposes a coordinate dynamic control method for the transfer of a common heavy object by several wheeled mobile robots. The coupler, which comprises an active prismatic link and a passive rotary joint, is ...
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This paper proposes a coordinate dynamic control method for the transfer of a common heavy object by several wheeled mobile robots. The coupler, which comprises an active prismatic link and a passive rotary joint, is installed on each robot so that even an ordinary nonholomonic mobile robot with inferior mobility can correctly manipulate the object. A hierarchical coordinative control system composed of a leader and other staff robots is designed to synchronously control the motions of the robots under severe dynamic interactions. The leader robot successively defines the desired motion of the object along its reference trajectory and broadcasts the information to the staff robots. Each staff robot controls the motions of its own body and the onboard prismatic link so as to achieve the desired object behavior without sideways slippages. When the prismatic link approaches the limit for its movement, the staff robot requests the leader to temporarily modify the desired behavior of the object. The control algorithm is formulated on the basis of the kinematics and the dynamics of the wheeled mobile robot. Simulation results illustrate the validity of the method.
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