Casting manipulation of unknown string by robot arm

Kenta Tabata,Hiroaki Seki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tatsuhiro Hiramitsu,Kenta Tabata,Hiroaki Seki,Tokuo Tsuji,Tatsuhiro Hiramitsu

Casting manipulation has been studied to expand the robot’s movable range. In this manipulation, the robot throws and reaches the end effector to a distant target. Usually, a special casting manipulator, which consists of rigid arm links and specific flexible linear objects, is constructed for an effective casting manipulation. However, the special manipulator cannot perform normal manipulations, ...