... the mechanism. Testing of the fabricated prototype yielded a good match to the desired elastic behavior. Email: ryan.moore@marquette.edu Email: j.schimmels@marquette.edu Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics Committee of ASME for publication in the J ournal of M echanisms and R obotics...

...) response and improve resolution. The proposed analytical model is validated experimentally and computationally. This approach may be used to achieve finesse by accurate positioning with force control for industrial robots and elegant prostheses. Fig. 7 Experimental setup of the GSS with motorized...

... C y − M + 1 2 C θ − M L b cos φ b ) L b cos φ b References Chu , B. , Jung , K. , Han , C.-S. , and Hong , D. , 2010 , “ A Survey of Climbing Robots: Locomotion and Adhesion ,” Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. , 11 ( 4 ), pp...

...., microfabrication, than previous mechanical computing designs. Additionally, simulations indicate that if molecular-scale implementations could be realized, they would be far more energy-efficient than conventional electronic computers. 1 Corresponding author. Contributed by the Mechanisms and Robotics...

...Anthony DeMario; Jianguo Zhao Miniature robots have many applications ranging from military surveillance to search and rescue in disaster areas. Nevertheless, the fabrication of such robots has traditionally been labor-intensive and time-consuming. This paper proposes to directly leverage...

.... Manuscript received September 23, 2017; final manuscript received December 11, 2017; published online February 5, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Andreas Mueller. 23 09 2017 11 12 2017 Compliant mechanisms Manufacturing Mechanism synthesis Microscale mechanisms Robotics Mechanical...

... principles for a joint in series and for two sets of orthogonal joints. Our work can open up avenues to a new class of miniature robotic medical devices with hinge joints and a usable channel for drug delivery. Manuscript received April 11, 2017; final manuscript received October 31, 2017; published...

...Kyle W. Eastwood; Peter Francis; Hamidreza Azimian; Arushri Swarup; Thomas Looi; James M. Drake; Hani E. Naguib This work presents a novel miniature contact-aided compliant joint mechanism that can be integrated into millimeter-sized manual or robotic surgical instruments. The design aims...

... 09 2017 Flying robots Mechanism design Microscale mechanisms Robot design Robotics Micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) with low power processors and aerodynamic configuration have contributed to system miniaturization. Based on the modern requirements for high performance, a new...

...; published online October 9, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Larry L Howell. 10 04 2017 14 09 2017 Compliant mechanisms Grasping Microscale mechanisms Robotics Fixturing Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microgripper plays a significant role in micromanipulation and biomedical areas...

... thin-film lead–zirconate–titanate (PZT) and high-aspect-ratio parylene-C polymer microactuation elements. The in-chip dynamics of the microrobots are measured when actuated with tethered electrical signal to characterize the resonant behavior of different parts of the robot and its piezoelectric...

... Balanced Compliant Mechanisms (Sbcms), an Example and Prospects ,” Proceedings ASME DETC 26th Biennial Mechanisms and Robotics Conference, Paper No. DETC2000/MECH-14144. Manuscript received October 16, 2016; final manuscript received January 16, 2017; published online March 22, 2017. Assoc...

...Venkat N. Krovi; James Schmiedeler; Su Haijun 18 02 2017 18 02 2017 Bio-inspired design Cable driven mechanisms Compliant mechanisms Flying robots Folding Microscale mechanisms Origami Robotics The Mechanisms and Robotics Conference has traditionally provided...

... mechanisms Mechanism design Microscale mechanisms Robotics 10 10 2016 14 12 2016 Manuscript received October 10, 2016; final manuscript received December 14, 2016; published online March 9, 2017. Assoc. Editor: James Schmiedeler. 1 Corresponding author. Copyright © 2017...

... is not on the experimental validation of the geometric models proposed. Such a detailed verification is reserved for a later paper. Fig. 13 Fiber angle deformed trajectory comparison between kinematic analysis, FEA, and prototype testing McKibben actuators or PAMs are well-known actuators for robotics...

.... The authors also would like to thank all the engineers in the laboratory for their helps during the prototyping and experiments. References [1] Robinson , G. , and Davies , J. B. C. , 1999 , “ Continuum Robots. A State of the Art ,” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation...

...Federico Thomas This paper shows how the computation of the singularity locus of a 3R robot can be reduced to the analysis of the relative position of two coplanar ellipses. Since the relative position of two conics is a projective invariant and the basic projective geometric invariants...

... its structure between a self-propelled wheelchair and a walking guide meant for outpatient rehabilitation purpose. Dimensional synthesis Planar mechanisms Robotics Design situations frequently arise, where actuating a mechanism with a prismatic joint offers significant advantage...

...) as illustrated by numerical examples of robotic wrist mechanisms. Manuscript received January 2, 2014; final manuscript received April 7, 2015; published online June 10, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Xilun Ding. 02 01 2014 07 04 2015 10 06 2015 mechanical hands robotics digraph velocity...

... features of a stationary object (O) in an image with features from a training image. These images are obtained from a camera (C) rigidly attached to a moving robot arm. Also attached to the robot arm is an active target (AT) that is being tracked by a stationary laser tracker (LT). Note...