DocumentCode
300183
Title
A successful multifingered hand design-the case of the raccoon
Author
Walker, Ian D.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
Volume
2
fYear
1995
fDate
5-9 Aug 1995
Firstpage
186
Abstract
In this paper, we consider the case of the raccoon, which has a dextrous five fingered hand and is renowned for its skills in dextrous manipulation. The kinematics of the raccoon hand are examined, and some critical differences and deficiencies with respect to the human hand design noted. We show how the raccoon successfully employs novel manipulation strategies in cases where the kinematics of its hands appear limited. Implications for the design and application of dextrous robotic hands are discussed
Keywords
control system synthesis; manipulator dynamics; manipulator kinematics; dextrous manipulator; kinematics; multifingered hand; raccoon; robotic hands; Animals; Computer aided software engineering; Earth; Grasping; Humans; Intelligent robots; Kinematics; Manipulators; Mouth; Robots; Thumb;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligent Robots and Systems 95. 'Human Robot Interaction and Cooperative Robots', Proceedings. 1995 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN
0-8186-7108-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IROS.1995.526158
Filename
526158
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