Suguru Arimoto “Control Theory of Multi-fingered Hands: A Modelling and AnalyticalMechanics Approach for Dexterity and Intelligence”
Springer | 2006-01-13 | ISBN: 1848000626 | PDF | 271 pages | 3,5 Mb
The hand is an agency of the brain; it reflects activities of the brain and thereby can be seen as a mirror to the mind. The dexterity of the hand has been investigated widely in developmental psychology and in anthropology. Since robotics launched in the mid-1970s, numerous multi-fingered hands mimicking the human hand have been designed and made in a number of universities and research institutes, in addition to sophisticated prosthetic hands with plural fingers.
Control Theory of Multi-fingered Hands presents a comprehensive insight into the intelligence and dexterity of robotic multi-fingered hands from both the physical and control- theoretic viewpoints.