Design and Control of a Discrete Variable Stiffness Actuator With Instant Stiffness Switch for Safe Human-Robot Interaction

Variable Stiffness Actuators (VSA) have been proposed as an alternative actuation system for manipulators that are utilized for safe physical Human-Robot Interaction (pHRI). However, in the incidents of collision, the need of a fast response in stiffness tuning would rise to ensure safety. In this p...

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Main Authors: Irfan Hussain, Ahmad Albalasie, Mohammad I. Awad, Khaled Tamizi, Zhenwei Niu, Lakmal Seneviratne, Dongming Gan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
Series:IEEE Access
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9514838/