Design and Evaluation of an Underactuated Robotic Gripper for Manipulation Associated with Disaster Response

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dc.contributor.authorRouleau, Michael Thomasen
dc.contributor.committeechairHong, Dennis W.en
dc.contributor.committeechairLattimer, Brian Y.en
dc.contributor.committeememberFurukawa, Tomonarien
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-18T08:00:29Zen
dc.date.available2015-07-18T08:00:29Zen
dc.date.issued2015-07-17en
dc.description.abstractThe following study focuses on the design and validation of an underactuated robotic gripper built for the Tactical Hazardous Operations Robot (THOR). THOR is a humanoid robot designed for use in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) and the Shipboard Autonomous Fire Fighting Robot (SAFFiR) project, both of which pertain to completing tasks associated with disaster response. The gripper was designed to accomplish a list of specific tasks outlined by the DRC and SAFFiR project. Underactuation was utilized in the design of the gripper to keep its complexity low while acquiring the level of dexterity needed to complete the required tasks. The final gripper contains two actuators, two underactuated fingers and a fixed finger resulting in four total degrees of freedom (DOF). The gripper weighs 0.68 kg and is capable of producing up to 38 N and 62 N on its proximal and distal phalanges, respectively. The gripper was put through a series of tests to validate its performance pertaining to the specific list of tasks it was designed to complete. The results of these tests show the gripper is in fact capable of completing all the necessary actions but does so within some limitations.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:5391en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/54567en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectGripperen
dc.subjectUnderactuateden
dc.subjectManipulationen
dc.subjectHanden
dc.subjectFour Baren
dc.subjectMechanismen
dc.subjectHumanoiden
dc.subjectRoboten
dc.titleDesign and Evaluation of an Underactuated Robotic Gripper for Manipulation Associated with Disaster Responseen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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