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February  2021, 1(1): 17-31. doi: 10.3934/steme.2021002

Redundancy understanding and theory for robotics teaching: Application on a human finger model

Med Amine Laribi 1,, and  Saïd Zeghloul 1,

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Dept. GMSC, Prime Institute, CNRS - University of Poitiers - ENSMA - UPR 3346, Poitiers, France

* Correspondence: med.amine.laribi@univ-poitiers.fr; Tel: +5-49-496552

Academic Editor: Giuseppe Carbone

Received  October 2020 Revised  January 2021 Published  February 2021

This paper introduces the concept of redundancy in robotics to students in master degree based on a didactic approach. The definition as well as theoretical description related to redundancy are presented. The example of a human finger is considered to illustrate the redundancy with biomechanical point of view. At the same time, the finger is used to facilitate the comprehension and apply theoretical development to solve direct and inverse kinematics problems. Three different tasks are considered with different degree of redundancy. All developments are implemented under Matlab and validated in simulation on CAD software.

Keywords: robotics, redundancy, Matlab, human finger, direct kinematic problem, inverse kinematic problem.
Citation: Med Amine Laribi, Saïd Zeghloul. Redundancy understanding and theory for robotics teaching: Application on a human finger model. STEM Education, 2021, 1 (1) : 17-31. doi: 10.3934/steme.2021002
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Angeles, J. (2002) Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems (2nd ed.). Springer Verlag, New York. Google Scholar

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Chiaverini S., Oriolo G., Maciejewski A.A. (2016) Redundant Robots. In: Siciliano B., Khatib O. (eds) Springer Handbook of Robotics. Springer Handbooks. Springer. Google Scholar

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C.A. Nelson, M.A. Laribi and S. Zeghloul, Multi-robot system optimization based on redundant serial spherical mechanism for robotic minimally invasive surgery, Robotica, 37 (2019), 1202-1213.  doi: 10.1017/S0263574718000681.  Google Scholar

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M.L. Latash and V.M. Zatsiorsky, Multi-finger prehension: Control of a redundant mechanical system, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 629 (2009), 597-618.  doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-77064-2_32.  Google Scholar

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Towell, C., Howard, M., Vijayakumar, S. (2010) Learning nullspace policies. The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Taipei, pp. 241-248, doi: 10.1109/IROS.2010.5650663. Google Scholar

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C. Mizera, M.A. Laribi, D. Degez, J.P. Gazeau, P. Vulliez and S. Zeghloul, Architecture choice of a robotic hand for deep-sea exploration based on the expert gestures movements analysis, Mechanisms and Machine Science, 72 (2019), 1-19.   Google Scholar

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Hu, D., Ren, L., Howad, D., Zong, C. (2014) Biomechanical analysis of force distribution in human finger extensor mechanisms. BioMed Research International, 2014: Article ID 743460, https: //doi.org/10.1155/2014/743460. doi: 10.1155/2014/743460.  Google Scholar

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References:
[1]

Nof, S.Y. (ed.) (1985) Handbook of Industrial Robotics. John Wiley & Sons, New York. Google Scholar

[2]

Angeles, J. (2002) Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems (2nd ed.). Springer Verlag, New York. Google Scholar

[3]

Chiaverini S., Oriolo G., Maciejewski A.A. (2016) Redundant Robots. In: Siciliano B., Khatib O. (eds) Springer Handbook of Robotics. Springer Handbooks. Springer. Google Scholar

[4]

E.S. Conkur and R. Buckingham, Clarifying the definition of redundancy as used in robotics, Robotica, 15 (1997), 583-586.  doi: 10.1017/S0263574797000672.  Google Scholar

[5]

C.A. Nelson, M.A. Laribi and S. Zeghloul, Multi-robot system optimization based on redundant serial spherical mechanism for robotic minimally invasive surgery, Robotica, 37 (2019), 1202-1213.  doi: 10.1017/S0263574718000681.  Google Scholar

[6]

H. Saafi, M.A. Laribi and S. Zeghloul, Optimal torque distribution for a redundant 3-RRR spherical parallel manipulator used as a haptic medical device, Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 89 (2017), 40-50.   Google Scholar

[7]

de Wit, C.C., Siciliano, B., Bastin, G. (1996) Theory of Robot Control. Springer‐Verlag, London. Google Scholar

[8]

Angeles, J. (2006). Fundamentals of Robotic Mechanical Systems: Theory, Methods, and Algorithms (3rd ed.). Springer‐Verlag, New York. Google Scholar

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M.L. Latash and V.M. Zatsiorsky, Multi-finger prehension: Control of a redundant mechanical system, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 629 (2009), 597-618.  doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-77064-2_32.  Google Scholar

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Towell, C., Howard, M., Vijayakumar, S. (2010) Learning nullspace policies. The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, Taipei, pp. 241-248, doi: 10.1109/IROS.2010.5650663. Google Scholar

[11]

C. Mizera, M.A. Laribi, D. Degez, J.P. Gazeau, P. Vulliez and S. Zeghloul, Architecture choice of a robotic hand for deep-sea exploration based on the expert gestures movements analysis, Mechanisms and Machine Science, 72 (2019), 1-19.   Google Scholar

[12]

Hu, D., Ren, L., Howad, D., Zong, C. (2014) Biomechanical analysis of force distribution in human finger extensor mechanisms. BioMed Research International, 2014: Article ID 743460, https: //doi.org/10.1155/2014/743460. doi: 10.1155/2014/743460.  Google Scholar

Figure 1.  Schematic representation of the hand
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Figure 2.  Kinematic diagram of a single finger
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Figure 3.  Task1 - Trajectory of the fingertip and corresponding joint angles.

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Figure 4.  Task2 - Trajectory of the fingertip and corresponding joint angles.

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Figure 5.  Task3 - Trajectory of the fingertip and corresponding joint angles.

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Figure 6.  Task 1 - Numerical validation of the pseudo-inverse method: (a) Graphical finger construction (b) Trajectory of the fingertip (c) Computed joint angles of the finger.

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Figure 7.  Task 1 - CAD simulation of the finger motion using the pseudo-inverse method.

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Figure 8.  Task 2 - Numerical validation of the pseudo-inverse method: (a) Graphical finger construction (b) Trajectory of the fingertip (c) Computed joint angles of the finger.

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Figure 9.  Task 2 - CAD simulation of the finger motion using the pseudo-inverse method.

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Figure 10.  Task 3 - Numerical validation of the pseudo-inverse method: (a) Graphical finger construction (b) Trajectory of the fingertip (c) Computed joint angles of the finger.

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Figure 11.  Numerical validation of the pseudo-inverse method with a criterion on the joint limits: (a) $ a = 1 $, $ b = 1 $ and $ c = 1 $ (b) $ a = 30 $, $ b = 1 $ and $ c = 1 $ (c) $ a = 100 $, $ b = 1 $ and $ c = 1 $.
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Table 1.  The three tasks of the finger in the $ ({x}_{1}, {z}_{1}) $ plane.
Task Initial Configuration End-effector displacement
T1 $ {q}_{2}=45°, {q}_{3}=90°, {q}_{4}=30° $ 60 mm along $ {x}_{1} $
T2 $ {q}_{2}=45°, {q}_{3}=45°, {q}_{4}=45° $ 40 mm along $ {z}_{1} $
T3 $ {q}_{2}=0°, {q}_{3}=45°, {q}_{4}=45° $ 30 mm along $ {-x}_{1} $ et 20 mm along $ {z}_{1} $
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Task Initial Configuration End-effector displacement
T1 $ {q}_{2}=45°, {q}_{3}=90°, {q}_{4}=30° $ 60 mm along $ {x}_{1} $
T2 $ {q}_{2}=45°, {q}_{3}=45°, {q}_{4}=45° $ 40 mm along $ {z}_{1} $
T3 $ {q}_{2}=0°, {q}_{3}=45°, {q}_{4}=45° $ 30 mm along $ {-x}_{1} $ et 20 mm along $ {z}_{1} $
Table 2.  Degree of redundancy
Task Degree of redundancy $ (\mathit{n}-\mathit{m}) $
T1 2
T2 2
T3 1
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Task Degree of redundancy $ (\mathit{n}-\mathit{m}) $
T1 2
T2 2
T3 1
Table 3.  Solutions of the IKM with an additional constraint.
Joint variable Solution 1 Solution 2
$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{2} $ $ {q}_{2}=atan2\left(\mathrm{sin}{q}_{2}, \mathrm{cos}{q}_{2}\right) $$ \mathrm{cos}{q}_{2}=\frac{-{\overline{x}}_{1}B-{\overline{z}}_{1}A}{{A}^{2}+{B}^{2}} $; $ \mathrm{sin}{q}_{2}=\frac{{\overline{z}}_{1}B-{\overline{x}}_{1}A}{{A}^{2}+{B}^{2}} $
$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{3} $ $ {q}_{3}^{1}=arcos\left(\frac{{\overline{x}}^{2}+{\overline{z}}^{2}-\left({l}_{3}^{2}+{l}_{2}^{2}\right)}{2{l}_{2}{l}_{3}}\right) $ $ {q}_{3}^{2}=-{q}_{3}^{1} $
$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{4} $ $ {q}_{4}=\alpha -{q}_{3}-{q}_{2} $
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Joint variable Solution 1 Solution 2
$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{2} $ $ {q}_{2}=atan2\left(\mathrm{sin}{q}_{2}, \mathrm{cos}{q}_{2}\right) $$ \mathrm{cos}{q}_{2}=\frac{-{\overline{x}}_{1}B-{\overline{z}}_{1}A}{{A}^{2}+{B}^{2}} $; $ \mathrm{sin}{q}_{2}=\frac{{\overline{z}}_{1}B-{\overline{x}}_{1}A}{{A}^{2}+{B}^{2}} $
$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{3} $ $ {q}_{3}^{1}=arcos\left(\frac{{\overline{x}}^{2}+{\overline{z}}^{2}-\left({l}_{3}^{2}+{l}_{2}^{2}\right)}{2{l}_{2}{l}_{3}}\right) $ $ {q}_{3}^{2}=-{q}_{3}^{1} $
$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{4} $ $ {q}_{4}=\alpha -{q}_{3}-{q}_{2} $
Table 4.  The limit values of the joint angles.
Joint angle $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{2} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{3} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{4} $
Maximum value $ 90° $ $ 120° $ $ 70° $
Minimum value $ 0° $ $ 0 $ $ 0 $
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Joint angle $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{2} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{3} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{4} $
Maximum value $ 90° $ $ 120° $ $ 70° $
Minimum value $ 0° $ $ 0 $ $ 0 $
Table 5.  The phalangeal lengths of the finger.
$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{L}}_{1} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{L}}_{2} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{L}}_{3} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{L}}_{4} $
Phalange length [mm] 152 45 35 32
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$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{L}}_{1} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{L}}_{2} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{L}}_{3} $ $ \mathit{\boldsymbol{L}}_{4} $
Phalange length [mm] 152 45 35 32
Table 6.  Orientations of the last phalange.
Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{\alpha}}=\mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{2}+\mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{3}+\mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{4} $ 165° 135° 90°
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Task 1 Task 2 Task 3
$ \mathit{\boldsymbol{\alpha}}=\mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{2}+\mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{3}+\mathit{\boldsymbol{q}}_{4} $ 165° 135° 90°
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