Foot-operated Tele-impedance Interface for Robot Manipulation Tasks in Interaction with Unpredictable Environments

Stijn Klevering,Winfred Mugge,David A. Abbink,Luka Peternel,Stijn Klevering,Winfred Mugge,David A. Abbink,Luka Peternel

Tele-impedance increases interaction performance between a robotic tool and unstructured/unpredictable en-vironments during teleoperation. However, the existing tele-impedance interfaces have several ongoing issues, such as long calibration times and various obstructions for the human operator. In addition, they are all designed to be controlled by the operator's arms, which can cause difficulties...