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Sensing Small Interaction Forces Through Proprioception, Fazlur Rashid, Devin Michael Burns, Yun Seong Song
Sensing Small Interaction Forces Through Proprioception, Fazlur Rashid, Devin Michael Burns, Yun Seong Song
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Understanding the human motor control strategy during physical interaction tasks is crucial for developing future robots for physical human-robot interaction (pHRI). In physical human-human interaction (pHHI), small interaction forces are known to convey their intent between the partners for effective motor communication. The aim of this work is to investigate what affects the human's sensitivity to the externally applied interaction forces. The hypothesis is that one way the small interaction forces are sensed is through the movement of the arm and the resulting proprioceptive signals. A pHRI setup was used to provide small interaction forces to the hand of seated …