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Title: | Dexterous actuation |
Authors: | Saliba, Michael A. Ellul, C. |
Keywords: | Robotics Robot hands Artificial hands Motor ability |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Saliba, M. A., & Ellul, C. (2013). Dexterous actuation. Mechanism and Machine Theory, 70, 45-61. |
Abstract: | Methods that have been developed for actuation system evaluation are normally generic, and primarily intended to facilitate actuator selection. Here, we address specifically those engineering devices that exhibit multiple-degree-of-freedom motions under space and weight constraints, and focus on the evaluation of the total actuation solution. We suggest a new measure that we provisionally call ‘Actuation Dexterity’, which interrogates the effectiveness of this total solution and serves as a design support tool. The new concept is developed in the context of artificial hands, and the approach is based on the review and analysis of thirty-six different artificial hand projects described in the literature. We have identified forty-eight unique evaluation criteria that are relevant to the actuation of devices of this type, and have devised a scoring method that permits the quantification of the actuation dexterity of a given device. We have tested this approach by evaluating and quantifying the actuation dexterity of five different artificial hands from the literature. Finally, we discuss the implications of this approach to the design process, and the portability of the approach between different device types. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/73230 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEngME |
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