Controlling a power assist robot for lifting objects considering human's unimanual, bimanual and cooperative weight perception

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura, M Nobe… - 2010 IEEE International …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We developed a 1 DOF power assist robot for lifting objects. We hypothesized that human's
perception of weight due to inertial force might be different from the perceived weight due to …

A psychophysical model of the power assist system for lifting objects

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura, M Nobe… - 2009 IEEE International …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we designed a 1DOF power assist system for lifting objects. Human's vertical
lifting force, comprises of inertial force and gravitational force, was considered as the desired …

Design and control of a 1DOF power assist robot for lifting objects based on human operator's unimanual and bimanual weight discrimination

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura, M Nobe… - … on Mechatronics and …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we designed and controlled a 1 DOF power assist robot for lifting objects
based on human operator's unimanual and bimanual weight discrimination. At first, we …

Design and control of a power assist system for lifting objects based on human operator's weight perception and load force characteristics

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura, S Hayakawa… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with the design and control of a power assist system for lifting objects. It
was hypothesized that an operator's perception of weight due to inertial force might be …

Design guidelines for power assist robots for lifting heavy objects considering weight perception, grasp differences and worst-cases

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura… - … of Mechatronics and …, 2011 - inderscienceonline.com
This paper presents design guidelines for power assist robots for lifting heavy objects in
industries. A 1-DOF power assist robot system was developed and human's weight …

Weight-perception-based novel control of a power-assist robot for the cooperative lifting of light-weight objects

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura - International Journal of Advanced …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
We developed a 1-DOF power assist robot system for lifting objects by two humans
cooperatively. We hypothesized that weight perception due to inertia might be different from …

Design of a power assist system for lifting objects based on human's weight perception and changes in system's time constant

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura, M Nobe… - 2009 2nd Conference …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we designed a simple 1 DOF power assist system for lifting objects based on
human's perception of object weight. We hypothesized that, human's perception of weight …

Novel human-centric force control methods of power assist robots for object manipulation

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura… - 2013 IEEE International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose two novel human-centric force control methods for a power assist robot for lifting
objects with it by the human. For this purpose, we developed a 1 DoF experimental power …

Control of a power assist robot for lifting objects based on human operator's perception of object weight

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura, M Nobe… - RO-MAN 2009-The 18th …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An object lifted with a power assist robot is always perceived lighter than its actual weight.
But, the human operator cannot differentiate between the power assisted weight and the …

Unimanual and bimanual weight discrimination in lifting objects with a power assist system

SMM Rahman, R Ikeura, M Nobe, H Sawai - 2009 ICCAS-SICE, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we designed a 1 DOF power assist system for lifting objects based on human
operator's perception of object weight. We established psychophysical relationships …