Force/vision control for robotic cutting of soft materials

Philip Long, Wisama Khalil, Philippe Martinet

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Abstract

In this paper, a force/vision control strategy is proposed in order to separate soft deformable materials using cooperative robots. The separation is performed by repeating a series of cuts, called passages, along a curved trajectory. The vision control is used to locally update the robot trajectory in response to both on-line deformations and off-line modeling errors. The force controller is used to ensure that the cut is performed without global deformation or damage to the surrounding area. The second robot is used to facilitate the cutting by applying external forces to the object. The control scheme is validated experimentally by cutting soft foam material.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIROS 2014 Conference Digest - IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages4716-4721
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479969340
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2014 - Chicago, United States
Duration: 14 Sep 201418 Sep 2014

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
ISSN (Print)2153-0858
ISSN (Electronic)2153-0866

Conference

Conference2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IROS 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period14/09/1418/09/14

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