An IMU-based robotic manipulator for versatile applications

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An IMU-based robotic manipulator for versatile applications

Wentao Pang 1*
  • 1 Southwest Jiaotong University    
  • *corresponding author pangwtorange@163.com
Published on 23 October 2023 | https://doi.org/10.54254/2755-2721/13/20230717
ACE Vol.13
ISSN (Print): 2755-273X
ISSN (Online): 2755-2721
ISBN (Print): 978-1-83558-017-2
ISBN (Online): 978-1-83558-018-9

Abstract

With the development of sensory technologies, the inertial measurement unit (IMU) has been emerging widely. In this paper, the IMU sensor is used to facilitate the versatile applications of robotic manipulators. The Kalman filter fuses the raw measurements of an IMU mounted on human hands to obtain the real-time attitude information. The contribution is to manipulate the robotic arm dexterously by the motion guidance of human hands, to achieve human-robot interaction. The experimental results evaluate the attitude preciseness and associated manipulator’s locomotion. In the future work, the proposed interaction method will be applied in manipulation tasks such as grasping, inspection and so on.

Keywords:

IMU, Kalman filter, robotic manipulator

Pang,W. (2023). An IMU-based robotic manipulator for versatile applications. Applied and Computational Engineering,13,122-130.
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[11]. Fedorov, D. S., et al. "Using of measuring system MPU6050 for the determination of the angular velocities and linear accelerations." Automatics & Software Enginery 11.1 (2015): 75-80.


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Pang,W. (2023). An IMU-based robotic manipulator for versatile applications. Applied and Computational Engineering,13,122-130.

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References

[1]. Ajoudani, A., Zanchettin, A.M., Ivaldi, S. et al. Progress and prospects of the human–robot collaboration. Auton Robot 42, 957–975 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10514-017-9677-2.

[2]. Oborski, P. Man-machine interactions in advanced manufacturing systems. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 23, 227–232 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-003-1574-5.

[3]. J. Sikula, J. Roell and J. Desai, "Human forearm myoelectric signals used for robotic hand control," 2014 40th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference (NEBEC), 2014, pp. 1-2, doi: 10.1109/NEBEC.2014.6972940.

[4]. B. Schabron, A. Reust, J. Desai and Y. Yihun, "Integration of Forearm sEMG Signals with IMU Sensors for Trajectory Planning and Control of Assistive Robotic Arm," 2019 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2019, pp. 5274-5277, doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2019.8856699.

[5]. Ahmad, Norhafizan, et al. "Reviews on various inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor applications." International Journal of Signal Processing Systems 1.2 (2013): 256-262.

[6]. Flenniken, Warren. Modeling inertial measurement units and anlyzing the effect of their errors in navigation applications. Diss. 2005.

[7]. A. I. Bhuyan and T. C. Mallick, "Gyro-accelerometer based control of a robotic Arm using AVR microcontroller," 2014 9th International Forum on Strategic Technology (IFOST), 2014, pp. 409-413, doi: 10.1109/IFOST.2014.6991151.

[8]. A. Blanco, J. M. Catalán, D. Martínez-Pascual, J. V. García-Pérez and N. García-Aracil, "The Effect of an Active Upper-Limb Exoskeleton on Metabolic Parameters and Muscle Activity During a Repetitive Industrial Task," in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 16479-16488, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3150104.

[9]. Kalman, R. E. (March 1, 1960). "A New Approach to Linear Filtering and Prediction Problems." ASME. J. Basic Eng. March 1960; 82(1): 35–45. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3662552

[10]. J. J. Craig, Introduction to Robotics: Mechanics and Control, Prentice Hall, 1989.

[11]. Fedorov, D. S., et al. "Using of measuring system MPU6050 for the determination of the angular velocities and linear accelerations." Automatics & Software Enginery 11.1 (2015): 75-80.