Nonprehensile Palmar Manipulation with a Mobile Robot

Wesley H. Huang and Gregory F. Holden
Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems
Volume 1, Pages 114-119.
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Abstract

Manipulation is a key capability for mobile robots to perform a greater variety of useful tasks. In this paper, we consider mobile robots equipped with low degree-of-freedom “palm manipulators.” The advantage of using this sort of nonprehensile (i.e. nongrasping) manipulator is its simplicity and versatility. Although in general multiple robots may be needed, the initial work described in this paper considers only a single robot. We formulate the mechanical analysis for manipulating objects and describe a planner for a single robot with a palm manipulator. We conclude with details of our experimental implementation and preliminary results.

BibTeX entry

@STRING{iros = "IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems"}
@InProceedings{Huang01b,
  author = 	 {Wesley H. Huang and Gregory F. Holden},
  title = 	 {Nonprehensile Palmar Manipulation with a Mobile Robot},
  booktitle =	 iros,
  pages =	 {1:114--119},
  year =	 2001
}