Jacobian-based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models

Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mirano, Geronimo (Geronimo J.)
Other Authors: Russ Tedrake.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113126
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spelling mit-1721.1/1131262019-04-10T19:12:04Z Jacobian-based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models Mirano, Geronimo (Geronimo J.) Russ Tedrake. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2017. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (page 47). Soft robot hands offer numerous advantages over rigid ones for manipulation, including robustness and safety. Yet, compared to rigid robots, soft robots are characterized by continuous mechanics, and finite-element approximations with many degrees of freedom present a significant obstacle for modern control approaches. The central question my thesis explores is whether we can capture the benefits of soft robot hands with relatively simple dynamical models. Specifically, we demonstrate a very simple model of a 2D soft manipulator that uses pulleys and cables to model deformable surfaces. This model captures much of the qualitative behavior of soft membranes, while also proving amenable to modern control techniques. We validate this model physically using a hardware set-up. We then demonstrate a simple quasi-static Jacobian controller which solves a second-order cone program to achieve the task of in-hand object repositioning. by Geronimo Mirano. M. Eng. 2018-01-12T20:57:53Z 2018-01-12T20:57:53Z 2017 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113126 1017567043 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 47 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
spellingShingle Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Mirano, Geronimo (Geronimo J.)
Jacobian-based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models
title Jacobian-based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models
title_full Jacobian-based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models
title_fullStr Jacobian-based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models
title_full_unstemmed Jacobian-based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models
title_short Jacobian-based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models
title_sort jacobian based control of soft robots for manipulation using implicit surface models
topic Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
url http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113126
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