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Tendon Routing Optimisation of a Tendon-Driven Gripper to Maximise Force Transmission Efficiency

  • Boris Feldbrugge*
  • , Boi Okken
  • , Wesley Roozing
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present a design optimisation method for the routing of tendons in a tendon-driven mechanism with the objective of maximising force transmission efficiency (FTE). We formulate a friction model for the different routing elements, accounting for routing point radii and slipping/rolling contacts. We then construct a numerical design optimisation problem to optimise the design parameters, routing point locations, for a given tendon routing topology. We apply the method to the design of an existing tendon-driven gripper. The results show that frictional losses can be reduced by approximately half compared to the baseline design, and that taking into account the routing point radii is indeed of significant influence.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 IEEE-RAS 23rd International Conference on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids)
Pages367-372
ISBN (Electronic)979-8-3503-7357-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Dec 2024
Event23rd International Conference on Humanoid, RobotsIEEE-RAS Humanoids 2024 - Prouvé Convention Centre, Nancy, France
Duration: 22 Nov 202424 Nov 2024
Conference number: 23
https://2024.ieee-humanoids.org/

Conference

Conference23rd International Conference on Humanoid, RobotsIEEE-RAS Humanoids 2024
Abbreviated titleIEEE-RAS Humanoids 2024
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNancy
Period22/11/2424/11/24
Internet address

Keywords

  • 2024 OA procedure
  • Gripping
  • Force tranmsission
  • Modelling
  • Optimization algorithm
  • Tendon/ligament

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