Modeling and Simulation of Robotic Grasping in Simulink Through Simscape Multibody

Grasping and dexterous manipulation remain fundamental challenges in robotics, above all when performed with multifingered robotic hands. Having simulation tools to design and test grasp and manipulation control strategies is paramount to get functional robotic manipulation systems. In this paper, w...

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Main Authors: Maria Pozzi, Gabriele Maria Achilli, Maria Cristina Valigi, Monica Malvezzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Robotics and AI
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2022.873558/full
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description Grasping and dexterous manipulation remain fundamental challenges in robotics, above all when performed with multifingered robotic hands. Having simulation tools to design and test grasp and manipulation control strategies is paramount to get functional robotic manipulation systems. In this paper, we present a framework for modeling and simulating grasps in the Simulink environment, by connecting SynGrasp, a well established MATLAB toolbox for grasp simulation and analysis, and Simscape Multibody, a Simulink Library allowing the simulation of physical systems. The proposed approach can be used to simulate the grasp dynamics in Simscape, and then analyse the obtained grasps in SynGrasp. The devised functions and blocks can be easily customized to simulate different hands and objects.
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spelling doaj.art-08ae04c5c2ae46c3a25c0d725312fdb02022-12-22T02:27:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Robotics and AI2296-91442022-05-01910.3389/frobt.2022.873558873558Modeling and Simulation of Robotic Grasping in Simulink Through Simscape MultibodyMaria Pozzi0Gabriele Maria Achilli1Maria Cristina Valigi2Monica Malvezzi3Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, University of Perugia, Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering and Mathematics, University of Siena, Siena, ItalyGrasping and dexterous manipulation remain fundamental challenges in robotics, above all when performed with multifingered robotic hands. Having simulation tools to design and test grasp and manipulation control strategies is paramount to get functional robotic manipulation systems. In this paper, we present a framework for modeling and simulating grasps in the Simulink environment, by connecting SynGrasp, a well established MATLAB toolbox for grasp simulation and analysis, and Simscape Multibody, a Simulink Library allowing the simulation of physical systems. The proposed approach can be used to simulate the grasp dynamics in Simscape, and then analyse the obtained grasps in SynGrasp. The devised functions and blocks can be easily customized to simulate different hands and objects.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2022.873558/fullrobotic graspingrobotic handsmultibody simulationsoft robotic handssimulinksimscape
spellingShingle Maria Pozzi
Gabriele Maria Achilli
Maria Cristina Valigi
Monica Malvezzi
Modeling and Simulation of Robotic Grasping in Simulink Through Simscape Multibody
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
robotic grasping
robotic hands
multibody simulation
soft robotic hands
simulink
simscape
title Modeling and Simulation of Robotic Grasping in Simulink Through Simscape Multibody
title_full Modeling and Simulation of Robotic Grasping in Simulink Through Simscape Multibody
title_fullStr Modeling and Simulation of Robotic Grasping in Simulink Through Simscape Multibody
title_full_unstemmed Modeling and Simulation of Robotic Grasping in Simulink Through Simscape Multibody
title_short Modeling and Simulation of Robotic Grasping in Simulink Through Simscape Multibody
title_sort modeling and simulation of robotic grasping in simulink through simscape multibody
topic robotic grasping
robotic hands
multibody simulation
soft robotic hands
simulink
simscape
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frobt.2022.873558/full
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