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Small sized force/torque sensors for robotic arms and hands

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K21443
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Intelligent mechanics/Mechanical systems
Intelligent robotics
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

Schmitz Alexander  早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 准教授(任期付) (30729455)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
KeywordsTactile Sensor / Force Sensor / F/T sensors / F/T Sensors
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed tactile sensors based on capacitive and Hall effect sensing, and implemented them in robot hands. The main novelty is that the skin sensors enable 3-axis force sensing (x,y,z force) in a small and soft form factor. Moreover, capacitive 6-axis force-torque sensors were implemented. All sensors require a minimum number of wires for ease of integration. Furthermore, we performed research on in-hand manipulation.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2017 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (24 results)

All 2018 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 1 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 11 results) Remarks (1 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (3 results) (of which Overseas: 1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] The Queen Mary University of London/School of Electronic Eng. & Comp. Sci.(英国)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research]

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Covering a Robot Fingertip With uSkin: A Soft Electronic Skin With Distributed 3-Axis Force Sensitive Elements for Robot Hands2018

    • Author(s)
      Tomo Tito Pradhono、Schmitz Alexander、Wong Wai Keat、Kristanto Harris、Somlor Sophon、Hwang Jinsun、Jamone Lorenzo、Sugano Shigeki
    • Journal Title

      IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters

      Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 124-131

    • DOI

      10.1109/lra.2017.2734965

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Design and Characterization of a Three-Axis Hall Effect-Based Soft Skin Sensor2016

    • Author(s)
      Tomo, T.P., Somlor, S., Schmitz, A., Jamone, L., Huang, W., Kristanto, H. and Sugano, S.
    • Journal Title

      Sensors

      Volume: 16 (4) Issue: 4 Pages: 1-11

    • DOI

      10.3390/s16040491

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] A Novel Tri-axial Capacitive-Type Skin Sensor2015

    • Author(s)
      Somlor, S., Hartanto, R.S., Schmitz, A. and Sugano, S.
    • Journal Title

      Advanced Robotics

      Volume: 29 (21) Issue: 21 Pages: 1375-1391

    • DOI

      10.1080/01691864.2015.1092394

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] First Results of Tilted Capacitive Sensors to Detect Shear Force2015

    • Author(s)
      Somlor, S., Schmitz, A., Hartanto, R.S. and Sugano S.
    • Journal Title

      Procedia Computer Science

      Volume: 76 Pages: 101-106

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.procs.2015.12.289

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Development of a Capacitive-type 6-axis Force-Torque Sensor2017

    • Author(s)
      Somlor, S., Schmitz, A., Jinsun, H., Tomo, T.P., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE Sensors Conference 2017
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 柔軟性を有する分散型3軸触覚センサの開発2016

    • Author(s)
      黄 偉傑, 黄 振善, Harris Kristanto, Tito Pradhono Tomo, Sophon Somlor, Alexander Schmitz, 菅野 重樹
    • Organizer
      第17回SICEシステムインテグレーション部門講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      Sapporo, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] SNR Modeling and Material Dependency Test of a Low-cost and Simple to Fabricate 3D Force Sensor for Soft Robotics2016

    • Author(s)
      Tomo, T.P., Wong, W.K., Schmitz, A., Kristanto, H., Somlor, S., Hwang, J., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration
    • Place of Presentation
      Sapporo, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-13
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Modular, Distributed, Soft, 3-Axis Sensor System for Robot Hands2016

    • Author(s)
      Tomo, T.P., Wong, W.K., Schmitz, A., Kristanto, H., Sarazin, A., Jamone, L., Somlor, S., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
    • Place of Presentation
      Cancun, Mexico
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Study of Artificial Fingertip Designs and Their Influences on Performing Stable Prehension for Multi-Fingered Robot Hands2016

    • Author(s)
      Or, K., Morikuni, S., Ogasa, S., Funabashi, S., Schmitz, A., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots
    • Place of Presentation
      Cancun, Mexico
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-15
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Position-Force Combination Control with Passive Flexibility for Versatile In-Hand Manipulation Based on Posture Interpolation2016

    • Author(s)
      Or, K., Tomura, M., Schmitz, A., Funabashi, S., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
    • Place of Presentation
      Daejeon, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-09
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 能動柔軟性と受動柔軟性による様々な物体の適応的な操りを目指したロボットハンドシステムの構築2016

    • Author(s)
      Funabashi, S., Tomura, M., Or, K., Schmitz, A., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      34th Annual Conference of the Robotics Society of Japan
    • Place of Presentation
      Yamagata, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-07
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Development of Robotic Fingertip Morphology for Enhanced Manipulation Stability2016

    • Author(s)
      Or, K., Schmitz, A., Funabashi, S., Tomura, M., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics
    • Place of Presentation
      Banff, Canada
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Achievement of In-hand Manipulation by Interpolation Control with Soft Skin2016

    • Author(s)
      Funabashi, S., Tomura, M., Or, K., Schmitz, A., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      Robotics and Mechatronics Conference (Robomech)
    • Place of Presentation
      Yokohama, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-08
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Interpolation Control Posture Design for In-Hand Manipulation2015

    • Author(s)
      Or, K., Tomura, M., Schmitz, A., Funabashi, S. and Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration (SII 2015)
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagoya, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-11
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Feature Extraction by Deep Learning for Improved In-Hand Manipulation2015

    • Author(s)
      Funabashi, S., Sato, T., Schmitz, A., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      6th International Conference on Advanced Mechatronics (ICAM2015)
    • Place of Presentation
      Tokyo, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-05
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of a Hall-Effect Based Skin Sensor2015

    • Author(s)
      Tomo, T.P, Somlor, S., Jamone, L., Schmitz, A., Hashimoto, S. and Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE SENSORS Conference 2015 (52% acceptance rate)
    • Place of Presentation
      Busan, South Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-01
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Robust In-Hand Manipulation of Variously Sized and Shaped Objects2015

    • Author(s)
      Funabashi, S., Schmitz, A., Sato, T., Somlor, S., Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2015)
    • Place of Presentation
      Hamburg, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-29
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Haptic Interface with Adjustable Stiffness Using MR Fluid2015

    • Author(s)
      Somlor, S., Aguirre Dominguez, G., Schmitz, A., Kamezaki, M. and Sugano, S.
    • Organizer
      IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM 2015)
    • Place of Presentation
      Busan, South Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] Position-Force Combination Control with Passive

    • URL

      http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/video-friday-iros-2016-part-2

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 身体部位接触力センサ2017

    • Inventor(s)
      シュミッツ アレクサンダー 他
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      早稲田大学
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2017-009422
    • Filing Date
      2017-01-23
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 近接触覚センサ2016

    • Inventor(s)
      シュミッツ アレクサンダー 他
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      早稲田大学
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Industrial Property Number
      2016-136574
    • Filing Date
      2016-07-11
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 多軸力センサ2015

    • Inventor(s)
      シュミッツ ソムロア ハルタント 菅野
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      早稲田大学
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2015-04-20
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Overseas

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2022-06-16  

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