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Auteurs principaux: Kang, HyoJae, Lee, Joonho, Jung, Hyunmok, Park, Dong Il
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Publié: 2026
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Accès en ligne:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.20692
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author Kang, HyoJae
Lee, Joonho
Jung, Hyunmok
Park, Dong Il
author_facet Kang, HyoJae
Lee, Joonho
Jung, Hyunmok
Park, Dong Il
contents Evaluating the pinch capability of a robotic hand is important for understanding its functional dexterity. However, many existing grasp evaluation methods rely on object geometry or contact force models, which limits their applicability during the early stages of robotic hand design. This study proposes a kinematic evaluation method for analyzing pinch configurations of robotic hands based on interactions between fingertip workspaces. First, the reachable workspace of each fingertip is computed from the joint configurations of the fingers. Then, feasible pinch configurations are detected by evaluating the relationships between fingertip pairs. Since the proposed method does not require information about object geometry or contact force models, the pinch capability of a robotic hand can be evaluated solely based on its kinematic structure. In addition, analyses are performed on four different kinematic structures of the hand to investigate their impact on the pinch configurations. The proposed evaluation framework can serve as a useful tool for comparing different robotic hand designs and analyzing pinch capability during the design stage.
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spellingShingle A Kinematic Framework for Evaluating Pinch Configurations in Robotic Hand Design without Object or Contact Models
Kang, HyoJae
Lee, Joonho
Jung, Hyunmok
Park, Dong Il
Robotics
Evaluating the pinch capability of a robotic hand is important for understanding its functional dexterity. However, many existing grasp evaluation methods rely on object geometry or contact force models, which limits their applicability during the early stages of robotic hand design. This study proposes a kinematic evaluation method for analyzing pinch configurations of robotic hands based on interactions between fingertip workspaces. First, the reachable workspace of each fingertip is computed from the joint configurations of the fingers. Then, feasible pinch configurations are detected by evaluating the relationships between fingertip pairs. Since the proposed method does not require information about object geometry or contact force models, the pinch capability of a robotic hand can be evaluated solely based on its kinematic structure. In addition, analyses are performed on four different kinematic structures of the hand to investigate their impact on the pinch configurations. The proposed evaluation framework can serve as a useful tool for comparing different robotic hand designs and analyzing pinch capability during the design stage.
title A Kinematic Framework for Evaluating Pinch Configurations in Robotic Hand Design without Object or Contact Models
topic Robotics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.20692