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Adaptive Reflex Control For An Artificial Hand, Michele Flogheraiter, Giuseppina Gini, Marek Perkowski, Mikhail Pivtoraiko
Adaptive Reflex Control For An Artificial Hand, Michele Flogheraiter, Giuseppina Gini, Marek Perkowski, Mikhail Pivtoraiko
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
In this paper we illustrate the properties and the morphology of a human like neural reflex controller, used to set the stiffness and joint positions of an anthropomorphic artificial hand. In particular we explain, by simulations results, its ability to emulate the myotatic human reflex, and its capacity to learn in real time the best control strategy. We also present the dynamic model of the joints and of the artificial muscles used in Blackfingers, our artificial hand.
Blackfingers A Sophisticated Hand Prothesis, Michele Folgheraiter, Giuseppina Gini, Marek Perkowski, Mikhail Pivtoraiko
Blackfingers A Sophisticated Hand Prothesis, Michele Folgheraiter, Giuseppina Gini, Marek Perkowski, Mikhail Pivtoraiko
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Our goal is to develop the low level control system for an artificial hand ”Blackfingers”. Blackfingers was thought to have two main applications: as humanoid robot’s hand or as a human hand prothesis. In this last application our intent is to realize a device more sophisticated respect the actual commerce prothesis. Also in our intention is to use some biological paradigms to create a human like reflex control easy to be interfaced also with the human nervous system. In this paper we illustrate the properties and the morphology of a human like neural reflex controller, used to set the stiffness …
Use Of Machine Learning Based On Constructive Induction In Dialogs With Robotic Heads, Marek Perkowski, Tsutomu Sasao, Atsumu Iseno, Uland Wong, Martin Lukac, David Ng, Miranda Fix, Karl Kuchs, Mikhail Pivtoraiko, Michele Folgheraiter
Use Of Machine Learning Based On Constructive Induction In Dialogs With Robotic Heads, Marek Perkowski, Tsutomu Sasao, Atsumu Iseno, Uland Wong, Martin Lukac, David Ng, Miranda Fix, Karl Kuchs, Mikhail Pivtoraiko, Michele Folgheraiter
Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Paper presents our research progress and experiences related to designing inexpensive natural-size humanoid caricature and realistic robot heads - actors for robot theatre, agents for advertisement, education and entertainment. We concentrate on Machine Learning techniques used to teach robots behaviors, natural language dialogs and facial gestures.