Inverse and direct model of a continuum manipulator inspired by the octopus arm

  • Michele Giorelli
  • , Federico Renda
  • , Andrea Arienti
  • , Marcello Calisti
  • , Matteo Cianchetti
  • , Gabriele Ferri
  • , Cecilia Laschi

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Abstract

The extraordinary manipulation capabilities of the octopus arm generate a big interest in the robotics community. Many researchers have put a big effort in the design, modelling and control of continuum manipulators inspired by the octopus arm. New mathematical tools could be introduced in the robotics community and new sources of inspiration are needed in order to simplify the use of the continuum manipulator. A geometrical exact approach for direct model and a Jacobian method for the inverse model are implemented for a continuum manipulator driven by cables. The first experimental results show an average tip error of less than 6% of the manipulator length, and a good numerical performance to solve the inverse kinetics model.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationBiomimetic and Biohybrid Systems - First International Conference, Living Machines 2012, Proceedings
Pages347-348
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event1st International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2012 - Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 9 Jul 201212 Jul 2012

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume7375 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference1st International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2012
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period9/07/1212/07/12

Keywords

  • continuum manipulator
  • continuum mechanics
  • inverse kinematics
  • soft robotics
  • Tendon-driven manipulator

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