Task-orientated Design Method of Practical Constraint Metamorphic Mechanisms

Culture-orientated Product Design

There is little in-depth research that can assist designers to use culture as a catalyst for designing innovative product within Botswana’s context. This is supported by evidence from the literature which indicate that from an African perspective, there is no solid theoretical framework which can assist designers to consciously integrate users’ culture in designing products. This challenges des...

Design and Implementation of Metamorphic

This paper discusses issues in the design and implementation of metamorphic robotic systems. A metamorphic robotic system is a collection of independently controlled mechatronic modules, each of which has the ability to connect, disconnect, and climb over adjacent modules. A metamorphic system can dynamically reconngure by the locomotion of modules over their neighbors. Thus they can be viewed ...

Design and Implementation of Practical Constraint Logic Programming Systems

The Constraint Logic Programming (CLP) scheme, developed by Jaffar and Lassez, defines a class of rule–based constraint programming languages. These generalize traditional logic programming languages (like Prolog) by replacing the basic operational step, unification, with constraint solving. While CLP languages have a tremendous advantage in terms of expressive power, they must be shown to be a...

Constraint Orientated Speci cation with CSPand Real Time Temporal

Task-Based Method for Designing Underactuated Mechanisms

In this paper we introduce a task‐based method for designing underactuated multi‐joint prosthetic hands for specific grasping tasks. The designed robotic hands or prosthetic hands contain fewer independent actuators than joints. We chose a few specific grasping tasks that are frequently repeated in everyday life and analysed joint motions of the hand during the co...