Visual Marker System for Autonomous Object Handling by Assistive Robotic Arm
Hideyuki Tanaka, Tetsuo Tomizawa, Yasushi Sumi, Jae Hoon Lee, Hyun Min, Bong Keun Kim, Tamio Tanikawa, Hiromu Onda, Kohtaro Ohba · Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics · 2011
The environment structuring concept has been used to design and develop a visual marker system for automating a robotic arm that assists those with upperlimb problems to lead independent lives. Confirmation experiments demonstrate the feasibility of our system in meeting different practical performance requirements. Combining semiautonomous control, simple visual feedback, and our system enabled the assistive robotic arm to handle objects autonomously – something that had not been previously conventionally possible.