Soft-Jig: A Flexible Sensing Jig for Simultaneously Fixing and Estimating Orientation of Assembly Parts

Tatsuya Sakuma,Takuya Kiyokawa,Jun Takamatsu,Takahiro Wada,Tsukasa Ogasawara,Tatsuya Sakuma,Takuya Kiyokawa,Jun Takamatsu,Takahiro Wada,Tsukasa Ogasawara

For assembly tasks, it is essential to fix target parts firmly and accurately estimate their poses. Several rigid jigs for individual parts are frequently used in assembly factories to achieve a precise and time-efficient product assembly. However, providing customized jigs is time-consuming. In this study, to address the lack of versatility in the shapes for which jigs can be used, we developed a...