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Main Authors: Ma, Hongjun, Li, Weichang
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08238
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author Ma, Hongjun
Li, Weichang
author_facet Ma, Hongjun
Li, Weichang
contents This paper investigates a framework (CATCH-FORM-3D) for the precise contact force control and surface deformation regulation in viscoelastic material manipulation. A partial differential equation (PDE) is proposed to model the spatiotemporal stress-strain dynamics, integrating 3D Kelvin-Voigt (stiffness-damping) and Maxwell (diffusion) effects to capture the material's viscoelastic behavior. Key mechanical parameters (stiffness, damping, diffusion coefficients) are estimated in real time via a PDE-driven observer. This observer fuses visual-tactile sensor data and experimentally validated forces to generate rich regressor signals. Then, an inner-outer loop control structure is built up. In the outer loop, the reference deformation is updated by a novel admittance control law, a proportional-derivative (PD) feedback law with contact force measurements, ensuring that the system responds adaptively to external interactions. In the inner loop, a reaction-diffusion PDE for the deformation tracking error is formulated and then exponentially stabilized by conforming the contact surface to analytical geometric configurations (i.e., defining Dirichlet boundary conditions). This dual-loop architecture enables the effective deformation regulation in dynamic contact environments. Experiments using a PaXini robotic hand demonstrate sub-millimeter deformation accuracy and stable force tracking. The framework advances compliant robotic interactions in applications like industrial assembly, polymer shaping, surgical treatment, and household service.
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spellingShingle CATCH-FORM-3D: Compliance-Aware Tactile Control and Hybrid Deformation Regulation for 3D Viscoelastic Object Manipulation
Ma, Hongjun
Li, Weichang
Robotics
This paper investigates a framework (CATCH-FORM-3D) for the precise contact force control and surface deformation regulation in viscoelastic material manipulation. A partial differential equation (PDE) is proposed to model the spatiotemporal stress-strain dynamics, integrating 3D Kelvin-Voigt (stiffness-damping) and Maxwell (diffusion) effects to capture the material's viscoelastic behavior. Key mechanical parameters (stiffness, damping, diffusion coefficients) are estimated in real time via a PDE-driven observer. This observer fuses visual-tactile sensor data and experimentally validated forces to generate rich regressor signals. Then, an inner-outer loop control structure is built up. In the outer loop, the reference deformation is updated by a novel admittance control law, a proportional-derivative (PD) feedback law with contact force measurements, ensuring that the system responds adaptively to external interactions. In the inner loop, a reaction-diffusion PDE for the deformation tracking error is formulated and then exponentially stabilized by conforming the contact surface to analytical geometric configurations (i.e., defining Dirichlet boundary conditions). This dual-loop architecture enables the effective deformation regulation in dynamic contact environments. Experiments using a PaXini robotic hand demonstrate sub-millimeter deformation accuracy and stable force tracking. The framework advances compliant robotic interactions in applications like industrial assembly, polymer shaping, surgical treatment, and household service.
title CATCH-FORM-3D: Compliance-Aware Tactile Control and Hybrid Deformation Regulation for 3D Viscoelastic Object Manipulation
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08238