Grasping posture of humanoid manipulator based on target shape analysis and force closure

With the diversity of manipulator grasping methods and the complexity of the unstructured environment, the grasping planning of the target object is very complicated. However, the external factor for the manipulator grasping is primarily the external shape of the target object. Therefore, it is of great significance to establish a grasping system based on target shape analysis. This paper proposes a method for determining the grasping posture of manipulator based on shape analysis and force closure. The irregular or complex objects are reduced to a combination of some basic shapes. The 3D data points of the object are split into blocks and each part is fitted to sphere, cylinder or rectangle by a best-fit algorithm. This allows the grasping posture of the manipulator to be determined quickly. The grasping characteristics of the object are analyzed and the grasping surface is described qualitatively by means of a superellipse. The grasping of objects is simplified according to the stable grasping condition of force closure. The force spiral space for grasping defines the grasping quality of the manipulator. The best grasping posture is obtained by evaluating the indicators. This method eliminates complex training processes, reduces the complexity of robotic grasping and highly universal. (C) 2021 THE AUTHORS. Published by Elsevier BV on behalf of Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University.

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This paper proposes a method for determining the grasping posture of manipulator based on shape analysis and force closure, which simplifies the grasping of irregular or complex objects into basic shapes for planning. The best grasping posture is obtained by evaluating indicators, achieving rapid determination of grasping system and defining grasping quality.