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Slave type micro hand robot for palpation beyond the ability for the human sense

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K20018
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Human informatics and related fields
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

Satoshi Konishi  立命館大学, 理工学部, 教授 (50288627)

Research Collaborator Makikawa Masaaki  
Kurumi Yoshimasa  
Bamba Shigeki  
Project Period (FY) 2017-06-30 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,370,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,470,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Keywordsマイクロマシン / バーチャルリアリティー / 知能ロボティクス / 知能ロボティックス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study worked on the research and development of " Slave type microhand robot to palpate with more than ability for human touch sense".
Strain sensor, temperature sensor, and pH sensor were studied as promising sensors for the touch sense of the microhand. Integration of sensors into microhand was studied as well.The strain sensor using liquid metal having high compatibility with a pneumatic microactuator for the microhand was developed. The thermistor and thermocouple sensor were studied as the temperature sensor. The thermocouple sensor composed of thin film metals or alloys was batch fabricated and integrated into the microhand. In addition to characterization of devices, developed microhand integrated with sensors was applied to a sense presentation robot system. These results will be lead to the master-slave robot system for the sense presentation in future.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、マイクロハンドを駆動する人工筋肉であるマイクロアクチュエータと触覚機能のためのセンサに関する研究内容を組み合わせたマイクロハンドロボットの実現を目指してきた。いずれも独創性の高い内容であり、最新の国際会議でも学術的に高く評価されている。マイクロハンドロボットは、人の手が入り込めない空間にも進入できるため、触診することを想像したこともない部位にアプローチすることもできる。本研究の成果は、触覚提示ロボットシステムとしての展開を目指している。本研究の推進にあたり、医療関係者との意見交換も行って進めてきたように、社会のアンメットニーズを刺激する意義を有する研究内容である。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Presentation] COMMON FLEXIBLE CHANNEL STRUCTURE FOR INTEGRATION OF THREE-AXIS FORCE SENSOR AND SOFT MICRO ACTUATOR2019

    • Author(s)
      Shohei Otake, Fuminari Mori, and Satoshi Konishi
    • Organizer
      The 32nd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 温覚提示のための温度センシング機能を有するマイクロフィンガーに関する研究2018

    • Author(s)
      平田暁也, 川嶋涼介, 小西 聡
    • Organizer
      ロボティクス・メカトロニクス講演会2018
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 圧力駆動柔軟アクチュエータへの液体金属ひずみセンサの集積化と設計最適化2018

    • Author(s)
      大竹祥平, 小西 聡
    • Organizer
      第35回「センサ・マイクロマシンと応用システム」シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] INTEGRATION OF FLEXIBLE STRAIN SENSOR USING LIQUID METAL INTO SOFT MICRO-ACTUATOR2018

    • Author(s)
      S. Otake and S. Konishi
    • Organizer
      IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] SLAVE FLEXIBLE MICRO-FINGER INTEGRATED WITH SENSOR FOR MASTER-SLAVE SENSE PRESENTATION SYSTEM2017

    • Author(s)
      R. Kawashima, S. Hagimori, A. Sato, and S. Konishi
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-07-21   Modified: 2022-12-28  

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