In the paper, safety issues are examined in a scenario in which a robot manipulator and a human perform the same task in the same workspace. During the task execution, the human should be able to physically interact with the robot, and in this case an estimation algorithm for both interaction forces and a contact point is proposed in order to guarantee safety conditions. The method, starting from residual joint torque estimation, allows both direct and adaptive computation of the contact point and force, based on a principle of equivalence of the contact forces. At the same time, all the unintended contacts must be avoided, and a suitable post-collision strategy is considered to move the robot away from the collision area or else to reduce impact effects. Proper experimental tests have demonstrated the applicability in practice of both the post-impact strategy and the estimation algorithms; furthermore, experiments demonstrate the different behaviour resulting from the adaptation of the contact point as opposed to direct calculation.

D'Ippolito, F., ALonge, F., Cucco, E. (2014). Contact estimation in robot interaction. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED ROBOTIC SYSTEMS, 11(1), 1-10 [10.5772/58688].

Contact estimation in robot interaction

D'IPPOLITO, Filippo;ALONGE, Francesco;CUCCO, Elisa
2014-01-01

Abstract

In the paper, safety issues are examined in a scenario in which a robot manipulator and a human perform the same task in the same workspace. During the task execution, the human should be able to physically interact with the robot, and in this case an estimation algorithm for both interaction forces and a contact point is proposed in order to guarantee safety conditions. The method, starting from residual joint torque estimation, allows both direct and adaptive computation of the contact point and force, based on a principle of equivalence of the contact forces. At the same time, all the unintended contacts must be avoided, and a suitable post-collision strategy is considered to move the robot away from the collision area or else to reduce impact effects. Proper experimental tests have demonstrated the applicability in practice of both the post-impact strategy and the estimation algorithms; furthermore, experiments demonstrate the different behaviour resulting from the adaptation of the contact point as opposed to direct calculation.
2014
D'Ippolito, F., ALonge, F., Cucco, E. (2014). Contact estimation in robot interaction. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED ROBOTIC SYSTEMS, 11(1), 1-10 [10.5772/58688].
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