In this paper, we address nonlinear control and reduction of two classes of high-order underactuated mechanical systems with kinetic symmetry called Class-II and Class-III systems. Class-II systems are underactuated systems with unactuated shape variables, decoupled inputs, and integrable normalized momentums (all to be defined). We show that all Class-II underactuated systems can be transforme...

The nonlinear feedback cascade model of the underactuated IWP is obtained through a collocated partial feedback linearization and a global change of coordinates. A nonlinear controller is designed with the nonlinear recursive technology. The system stability is proved with Lyapunov theory. The simulation results show the system is globally asymptotically stable to the origin.

Underactuated robotic hands are favorable for some applications due to its simplicity in mechanism and control compared with fully actuated hand. Incorporating sensors makes it possible for a hand to accomplish low level task autonomously. This project aims at analyzing pinch quality of an underactuated hand that was developed for underwater teleoperation with 8 sensor channels on each finger, ...

In an attempt to improve the performance of underactuated robotic hands in grasping, we investigate the influence of the underlying coupling mechanism on the robustness of underactuated hands to external disturbance. The coupling mechanisms used in underactuated mechanisms can be divided into two main classes based on the self-adaptive transmission used to route actuation to the degrees of free...

This paper presents motion planning algorithms for underactuated systems evolving on rigid rotation and displacement groups. Motion planning is transcribed into (low-dimensional) combinatorial selection and inversekinematic problems. We present a catalog of solutions for all underactuated systems on SE(2), SO(3) and SE(2) × R classified according to their controllability properties.

Problem statement: Underactuated finger mechanism is beneficial in the anthropomorphic applications in which it reduces the finger size, weight and power consumption due to the less number of actuators compared to its number of Degree Of Freedom (DOF). However, the currently existing underactuated finger is limited to grasping operations only and unable to pinch with the finger tip. Moreover, t...