• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.29 no.2 s.233
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• pp.176-187
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• 2005

This paper presents an evaluation of joint configurations of a robotic finger based on kinematic analysis. The evaluation is based on an assumption that the current control methods for the fingers require that the contact state specified by the motion planner be maintained during manipulation. Various finger-joint configurations have been evaluated for different contact motions. In the kinematic analysis, the surface of the manipulated object was represented by B-spline surface and the surface of the finger was represented by cylinders and a half ellipsoid. Three types of contact motion, namely, 1) pure rolling, 2) twist-roiling, and 3) slide-twist-rolling are assumed in this analysis. The finger-joint configuration best suited for manipulative motion is determined by the dimension of manipulation workspace. The evaluation has shown that the human-like fingers are suitable for maintaining twist-rolling and slide-twist-rolling but not for pure rolling. A finger with roll joint at its fingertip link, which is different from human fingers, proved to be better for pure rolling motion because it can accommodate sideway motions of the object. Several kinds of useful finger-joint configurations suited for manipulating objects by fingertip surface are proposed.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.93-97
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• 2009

현재 손가락 및 제스춰 인식 같은 영상처리를 이용하여 로봇의 움직임을 제어하는 방법이 많이 연구되고 있지만, 인식 속도가 느려서 빨리 제어하지 못하는 단점이 있다. 하지만 데이터 글러브와 같은 입력 장치를 이용하면 쉽고 빠르게 제어가 가능하다. 이에 본 논문에서는 로봇 키트를 이용하여 자동차 로봇을 구현하고, 이를 데이터 글러브(Data Glove)와 연동시켜 움직임을 제어하는 방법을 제안한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.11
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• pp.1741-1747
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• 2010

This work presents a study on the design of an economic service robot hand for tele-presence manipulators. The conceptual design of new robot hand is derived from biomimetics approach. Guided by the analysis of human arm' musculoskeletal structure, the fingers are actuated by cables and actuators in the forearm. High tension in the cables is achieved by screw-nut mechanism driven by DC motors. A set of combination springs is incorporated in each of the screw-nut mechanism for easy control of gripping force. The first prototype revealed difficulties with finger control and coupling problem between gripping force and wrist movement. The solutions to these problems have been derived from the contradiction analysis of TRIZ. The second design has been verified by tests on various objects with different weight and shape for full range of wrist motion.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.758-763
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• 2003

This paper describes the development of a 6-axis robot's finger force/moment sensor, which measures forces Fx, Fy, Fz, and moments Mx, My, Mz simultaneously, for making a robot's gripper. In order to safely grasp and unknown object using the robot's gripper, it should measure the force in the gripping direction and the force in the gravity direction, and perform the force control using the measured forces. Thus, the robot's gripper should be composed of 6-axis robot's finger force/moment sensor that can measure forces Fx, Fy, Fz, and moments Mx, My, Mz simultaneously. In this paper, the 6-axis robot's finger force/moment sensor for measuring forces Fx, Fy, Fz, and moments Mx, My, Mz simultaneously was newly modeled using several parallel-plate beams, designed, and fabricated. The characteristic test of made sensor was performed. Also, Robot's gripper with the 6-axis robot's finger force/moment sensor for the characteristic test of force control was manufactured, and the characteristic test for grasping an unknown object was performed using it.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.428-437
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• 2006

This paper attempts to derive and analyze the dynamic system of grasping a rigid object by means of two multi-degrees-of-freedom robot flngers with soft and deformable tips. It is shown firstly that a set of differential equation describing dynamics system of the manipulators and object together with geometric constraint of tight area-contacts is formulated by Lagrange's equation. It is shown secondly that the problems of controlling both the forces of pressing object and the rotation angle of the object under the geometric constraints are discussed. In this paper. the control method for dynamic stable grasping and enhancing dexterity in manipulating things is proposed. It is illustrated by computer simulation that the control system gives the performance improvement in the dynamic stable grasping of the dual fingers robot with soft tips.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.1218-1220
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• 2012

사람이 근육을 움직여 활동을 하면 근골격근에서 $50{\mu}V{\sim}5mV$의 미세한 전압이 측정된다. 이 신호를 증폭하고 적절한 주파수를 여과시키면 근육의 수축 이완의 정도를 알아내어 움직임이나 동작을 유추해 낼 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 의수 또는 Power-Assist 로봇 등을 사람의 손가락 움직임과 동일하고 더 정밀하게 제어하기 위해 상완 상단부분에서 손가락의 근전도를 측정하는 방식을 연구한다.

• The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.379-386
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• 2023

When patients suffer from finger injuries, their finger joints can become stiff and inflexible due to decreased ability to exercise the finger tendons. This can lead to a loss of strength and difficulty using their hands. To address this, it is important to provide patients with consistent rehabilitation treatment that can help restore finger flexibility and strength simultaneously. In this study, we propose wearable gloves that use FSRs (force sensitive resistors) for finger strength training. The glove is designed to be adjustable using rubber bands and a custom PCB is designed for signal acquisition. For the evaluation of finger strength training, the result was analyzed in four cases. We suggest a vector that represents the center of five finger forces, and the result shows that the vector can indicate the level of force balance.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.179-180
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• 2010

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.259-262
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• 1998

로봇 손이 자율적으로 동작하는데 있어서 촉각 센서는 매우 중요한 역할을 한다. 지금까지 로봇 손가락을 위한 광촉감 센서 융합 시스템들이 제안된 바 있으나 대부분 복잡한 시스템 구조로 인한 물리적인 한계로 소형화가 어렵다는 점이 커다란 문제였다. 본 논문에서는 복잡한 구성의 힘/역각 센서를 대치할 수 있는 3점 힘센서를 구성하여 힘백터를 측정하는 기법을 제안한다. 이 센서는 힘/역각 센서보다 간단한 구성으로 경제적으로 제작할 수 있다는 장점이 있으며 소형화 할 수 있기 때문에 로봇 손을 정밀 작업 등에 응용할 수 있게 할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.29 no.7
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• pp.753-761
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• 2012

This paper describes development of a hand and finger fixing system for the rehabilitation exercise of patient's fingers. In order to exercise the finger rehabilitation using a finger rehabilitation robot, a patient's hand or fingers are fixed safely. In this paper, The hand and fingers fixing system can safely fix stroke patient's hand and fingers by pressing with force control system. The characteristic test of the system was carried out. It is thought that the system could be used for fixing their fingers in stroke patient's finger rehabilitation exercise.