Optimal Shape and Motion Planning for Dynamic Planar Manipulation
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Taylor, Orion Thomas; Rodriguez Garcia, Alberto
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This paper presents a framework for optimizing both the shape and the motion of a planar rigid end-effector to satisfy a desired manipulation task. We frame this design problem as a nonlinear optimization program, where shape and motion are decision variables represented as splines. The task is represented as a series of constraints, along with a fitness metric,which force the solution to be compatible with the dynamics of frictional hard contact while satisfying the task. We illustrate the approach with the example problem of moving a disk along a desired path or trajectory, and we verify it by applying it to three classical design problems: the rolling brachistochrone, the design of teeth of involute gears, and the pitch curve of rolling cams. We conclude with a case study involving the optimization and real implementation of the shape and motion of a dynamic throwing arm.
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2017-07Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical EngineeringJournal
Robotics: Science and Systems XIII
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Robotics: Science and Systems Foundation
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Taylor, Orion and Alberto Rodriguez."Optimal Shape and Motion Planning for Dynamic Planar Manipulation." Robotics: Science and Systems XIII, July 2017, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Robotics: Science and Systems Foundation, July 2017.
Version: Author's final manuscript
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9780992374730