Kinematic Optimization of a Robotic Arm for Automation Tasks with Human Demonstration

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Hauptverfasser: Meir, Inbar, Bechar, Avital, Sintov, Avishai
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author Meir, Inbar
Bechar, Avital
Sintov, Avishai
author_facet Meir, Inbar
Bechar, Avital
Sintov, Avishai
contents Robotic arms are highly common in various automation processes such as manufacturing lines. However, these highly capable robots are usually degraded to simple repetitive tasks such as pick-and-place. On the other hand, designing an optimal robot for one specific task consumes large resources of engineering time and costs. In this paper, we propose a novel concept for optimizing the fitness of a robotic arm to perform a specific task based on human demonstration. Fitness of a robot arm is a measure of its ability to follow recorded human arm and hand paths. The optimization is conducted using a modified variant of the Particle Swarm Optimization for the robot design problem. In the proposed approach, we generate an optimal robot design along with the required path to complete the task. The approach could reduce the time-to-market of robotic arms and enable the standardization of modular robotic parts. Novice users could easily apply a minimal robot arm to various tasks. Two test cases of common manufacturing tasks are presented yielding optimal designs and reduced computational effort by up to 92%.
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spellingShingle Kinematic Optimization of a Robotic Arm for Automation Tasks with Human Demonstration
Meir, Inbar
Bechar, Avital
Sintov, Avishai
Robotics
Robotic arms are highly common in various automation processes such as manufacturing lines. However, these highly capable robots are usually degraded to simple repetitive tasks such as pick-and-place. On the other hand, designing an optimal robot for one specific task consumes large resources of engineering time and costs. In this paper, we propose a novel concept for optimizing the fitness of a robotic arm to perform a specific task based on human demonstration. Fitness of a robot arm is a measure of its ability to follow recorded human arm and hand paths. The optimization is conducted using a modified variant of the Particle Swarm Optimization for the robot design problem. In the proposed approach, we generate an optimal robot design along with the required path to complete the task. The approach could reduce the time-to-market of robotic arms and enable the standardization of modular robotic parts. Novice users could easily apply a minimal robot arm to various tasks. Two test cases of common manufacturing tasks are presented yielding optimal designs and reduced computational effort by up to 92%.
title Kinematic Optimization of a Robotic Arm for Automation Tasks with Human Demonstration
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.16801