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JRM Vol.19 No.3 pp. 308-314
doi: 10.20965/jrm.2007.p0308
(2007)

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Development of an Articulated Mechanical Hand with Enveloping Grasp Capability

Nobuaki Imamura*1, Yuya Nakamura*2, Seiichi Yamaoka*3,
Hidenori Shirasawa*4, and Hiroyuki Nakamoto*5

*1Department of Mechanics and Robotics, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima International University, 5-1-1 Hirokoshingai, Kure, Hiroshima 737-0112, Japan

*2Mechanical system advanced course, Kobe City College of Technology, 8-3 Gakuen-Higashimachi, Nishi-ku, Kobe 251-2194, Japan

*3Toyo Press Industry Co. Ltd., 1-9-36 Nagasu-Nishitori, Amagasaki, Hyogo 660-0807, Japan

*4The Advanced Materials Processing Institute Kinki Japan (AMPI), 7-1-8 Doi-cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo 660-0083, Japan

*5Hyogo Prefectural Institute of Technology, 3-1-12 Yukihira-cho, Suma-ku, Kobe 654-0037, Japan

Received:
November 28, 2006
Accepted:
May 15, 2007
Published:
June 20, 2007
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Keywords:
articulated hand, enveloping grasp, GaeaDrive registered, mechanical hand, semi-universal hand
Abstract
Recently, factory automation and labor saving efforts have required that objects of different shapes and sizes be held and grasped by a single robot hand mechanism. To meet such needs, we have developed an articulated mechanical hand that has an enveloping grasp capability. Since this hand can envelope and grasp an object mechanically, it can be used widely in factories where parts of different shapes and sizes must be handled. This paper details the hand's design which we developed using GaeaDrive® in its joint driving mechanism. Grasping configuration of the mechanical hand for different object sizes and conditions for realizing a suitable Grasping configuration are discussed analytically. And the usefulness of the developed mechanical hand is demonstrated experimentally.
Cite this article as:
N. Imamura, Y. Nakamura, S. Yamaoka, H. Shirasawa, and H. Nakamoto, “Development of an Articulated Mechanical Hand with Enveloping Grasp Capability,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.19 No.3, pp. 308-314, 2007.
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