Chapter 55 — Space Robotics

DLR ROKVISS camera images pulling spring

ROKVISS manipulating the handles of springs to verify the long-term performance of the torque-controlled joints. The stereo-camera view from an actual robot end-effector is shown. At first, the robot performs an inspection maneuver. Then, it pulls on the spring in the experimental task board, with two different oscillation frequencies, to gain measurement data on the robot-joint's parameters (stiffness, temperature-dependent friction, etc.).
Gerd Hirzinger, Klaus Landzettel
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