This paper presents an inverse kinematics (IK) method which can control future velocities and accelerations for multi-body systems. The proposed IK method is formulated as a quadratic programing (QP) that optimizes fu...
This paper presents an inverse kinematics (IK) method which can control future velocities and accelerations for multi-body systems. The proposed IK method is formulated as a quadratic programing (QP) that optimizes future joint trajectories. The features of the proposed IK are: (1) the evaluation of accelerations at future time instances, (2) the trajectory representation that can implicitly integrate the time integral formula into QP, (3) the computation of future Jacobian matrices based on the comprehensive theory of differential kinematics proposed in our previous work. Those features enable a stable and fast IK computation while evaluating the future accelerations. We also conducted thorough numerical studies to show the efficiency of the proposed method.
In this paper, by using the combination of Leap Motion and Myo armband, two methods for hand tracking and online hand gesture identification are proposed. With the proposed methods, We have improved the measurement ac...
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ISBN:
(数字)9781728158594
ISBN:
(纸本)9781728158600
In this paper, by using the combination of Leap Motion and Myo armband, two methods for hand tracking and online hand gesture identification are proposed. With the proposed methods, We have improved the measurement accuracy of the palm direction and solved the problem of insufficient accuracy when the palm is at the limit of the measurement range. We use the Kalman filter algorithm and the neural network classification method to process the data measured by Leap Motion and Myo, so that the tracking of the operator's hand gesture is more accurate and robust even when the hand is at positions close to the measurement limit of one single sensor. The methods, which improve the hand tracking accuracy, can be used for robotic control, demonstration or teleoperation. The effectiveness of the proposed methods has been demonstrated through comparative experiments.
We have successfully achieved manipulation and assembly of microbeads having the size of 100μm diameter by hemispherical end-effectors with high stability and accuracy. The motivation of achieving assembly of actual ...
We have successfully achieved manipulation and assembly of microbeads having the size of 100μm diameter by hemispherical end-effectors with high stability and accuracy. The motivation of achieving assembly of actual cells lies in the great significance of it in tissue regeneration and cell analysis. Firstly, the most difficult problem we need to solve is the releasing problem caused by adhesion force. The viscosity on cell surface is much larger than the microbeads which makes cell releasing challenging. Secondly, the cell can generate its deformation, then contact area with end-effector will change during grasping process. This may influence the adhesion force and also bring problem to releasing. Thirdly, cell is much smaller, around 15μm in diameter, so we need to fabricate smaller end-effector to achieve successful manipulation and ensure the stability in the meantime. In this paper, we realize the manipulation by decreasing the adhesion forces and apply vibration to release a cell stably. We found the appropriate scale size for the end-effector is around 10μm diameter. It can not only grasp a 15μm cell but also bring little interference to the environment. As a demonstration of the proposed manipulation method, the repeated experiments were conducted to explore the dependence of adhesion force on the grasping distance, which can be helpful in the improvement of successful rate. Finally, we achieved automatic cell assembly using Hela cells.
This paper introduces a control platform based on brain-computer interface(BCI) for the mobile robot. The proposed platform consists of three parts: Path Planning, SSVEP-BCI and Mobile Robot Control. The path planning...
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(数字)9781728134581
ISBN:
(纸本)9781728134598
This paper introduces a control platform based on brain-computer interface(BCI) for the mobile robot. The proposed platform consists of three parts: Path Planning, SSVEP-BCI and Mobile Robot Control. The path planning part aims to seek an optimal path out from the starting point to the target point, which is denoted as A* algorithm in this work. The found path is shown to the user who determines the actual movement direction using SSVEP-BCI. The signal is sent to the mobile robot to control the movement of the robot. In the BCI part, the collected EEG signals are analyzed with the CCA method to obtain the homologous control signals. The mobile robot is required to complete the movement from the initial point to the destination without collision. The platform is evaluated with an off-line experiment with 4 subjects and the off-line analysis shows the feasibility of the proposed platform.
While many cellular mechanisms leading to chemotherapeutic resistance have been identified, there is an increasing realization that tumor-stroma interactions also play an important role. In particular, mechanical alte...
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While many cellular mechanisms leading to chemotherapeutic resistance have been identified, there is an increasing realization that tumor-stroma interactions also play an important role. In particular, mechanical alterations are inherent to solid cancer progression and profoundly impact cell physiology. Here, we explore the influence of compressive stress on the efficacy of chemotherapeutics in pancreatic cancer spheroids. We find that increased compressive stress leads to decreased drug efficacy. Theoretical modeling and experiments suggest that mechanical stress decreases cell proliferation which in turn reduces the efficacy of chemotherapeutics that target proliferating cells. Our work highlights a mechanical form of drug resistance and suggests new strategies for therapy.
Hand gesture recognition has become the focus of researchers lately because of its manifold applications in various fields. Leap Motion (LM) is a device to obtain useful and accurate information of the hand action, wh...
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ISBN:
(数字)9781728107707
ISBN:
(纸本)9781728107714
Hand gesture recognition has become the focus of researchers lately because of its manifold applications in various fields. Leap Motion (LM) is a device to obtain useful and accurate information of the hand action, which is suitable for collecting the three-dimensional (3D) human hand gesture. In this paper, a novel framework which consists of an incremental learning (IL) algorithm without deep structure is proposed and applied to hand gestures classification that explicitly aimed to the LM data. The same datasets are used to train the proposed framework and the conventional Long Short Term Memory Recurrent Neural Network (LSTM-RNN). Due to the structural advantage of the proposed model, the recognition performance is improved distinctly in robustness and training time than the LSTM network. Moreover, convincing experiment results are given to illustrate that the solution is more efficient in static gesture classification.
High-yielding cow rations under intensive production conditions contribute to the development of subacute rumen acidosis (SARA), leading to pathologies such as rumenitis, laminitis, reproductive disorders, loss of pro...
High-yielding cow rations under intensive production conditions contribute to the development of subacute rumen acidosis (SARA), leading to pathologies such as rumenitis, laminitis, reproductive disorders, loss of productivity and reduced longevity. The aim of this work is to develop a reticulo-ruminal long-acting cyber-physical system for monitoring rumen parameters. Three scientific institutions in cooperation with two farmers conduct the research in order to create a prototype of a low-power wireless sensor network system for early diagnostic of subacute rumen acidosis of dairy cows. The new system architecture includes, reticulo-ruminal bolus with pH and temperature sensors, a microcontroller, a radio transmitter and a power supply module. The system includes a base station for data collection from boluses, an MQTT broker, a web server and a database. Data communication solution has been developed and tested in the laboratory, and micro-controllers have been selected and adapted for data processing. In addition, research is under way to create an autonomous long-term power supply system. Work shall be conducted in two directions: (a) stand-alone battery-powered electricity supply system; (b) an autonomous power supply system based on the generation of an electrostatic generator. The results of the initial stage of the research are discussed in this paper.
Recently a large variety of robots are available on the global market for a reasonable price. Often it turns out that even though a robot has a high-quality hardware and architecture, an original software of the robot...
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