A simple method to estimate the impedance of the human hand for physical human-robot interaction

  • Kyeong Ha Lee
  • , Hyuk Jin Lee
  • , Junghoon Lee
  • , Sang Hoon Ji
  • , Ja Choon Koo

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Abstract

In this paper, A simple method for estimating the impedance of a human hand is proposed. In a physical human-robot interaction situation, safety is a very important issue because humans are in contact with robots. Since robots become unstable when they contact a stiff external environment or when there is a difference between human motion intention and robot motion, knowing the dynamics of a human hand plays an important role in improving stability and control performance in physical human-robot interaction. The proposed simple method is to drop an object on the human hand and measuring external force and the movement distance of the hand to estimate the impedance parameter. The proposed method can estimate the impedance of the human hand easily and simply than the conventional methods using the robot arm or the dedicated equipment. The validity of the proposed method is verified by comparing simulation results with estimated impedance and actual experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence, URAI 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages152-154
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781509030552
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jul 2017
Event14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence, URAI 2017 - Jeju, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 28 Jun 20171 Jul 2017

Publication series

Name2017 14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence, URAI 2017

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Ubiquitous Robots and Ambient Intelligence, URAI 2017
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityJeju
Period28/06/171/07/17

Keywords

  • hand impedance
  • interaction(pHRi)
  • parameter estimation
  • physical human-robot

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