Robotic hands differ in kinematics, dynamics, programming, control and sensing frameworks. Borrowing the terminology from software engineering, there is a need for middleware solutions to control the robotic hands independently from their specific structure, and focusing only on the task. Results in neuroscience concerning the synergistic organization of the human hand, are the theoretical foun...

Abstract The InSight lander carried an Instrument Deployment System (IDS) that included Arm (IDA), scoop, five finger “claw” grapple, forearm-mounted Camera (IDC) requiring arm motion to image a target, and lander-mounted Context (ICC), designed the workspace, place instruments onto surface. As originally proposed, IDS previously built flight spare black white cameras had no science objectives ...

In this paper motion analysis on a winding stair-climbing is investigated using our proposed rotational arm type of robotic wheelchair. For now, the robotic wheelchair is operated in an open mode to climb winding stairs by a dynamic turning, therefore, the dynamics model is required to ensure a passenger’s safety. Equations of motion based on the skid-steering analysis are developed for the tra...