Our research activity of the robot's
We are focusing on the hardware develolpment
of the robotics application.
1. In order to realize what humans want to
do, we will consider "the robot configuration
method that combines movement and work functions".
What should we do with a system that allows
robots to move around and work remotely?
We will come up with the concept and establish
technologies that will be the number of mechanical
and electrical elements.
2. In order to allow humans and any objects
to be gentle and accept uncertainly, we plan
and develop elemental technoklogies such
as sonsors and servos for soft movement and
cotrol.
Using concise devices, we create mechanism
to detect states, control and operate objects.
3. We will divise methods develop devices
that communicats between humans and machines,
for example remote operation, in order to
present information to human. While there
are effective methods such as automation,
autonomous, assistance and intent understanding,
we will consider what information should
be return and present to humans in order
facilitate operations.
Our robot development policy of the relation
between hardware design, software design
and control technology.
In our laboratory, we develop from both hardware
and software perspectives.
Inrecent years, there are many efforts to
enhance the added value of mechatronic devices
by implementing excellent software.
There are many cases whre features that could
not be achieved with hardware alone canbe
realized, threfore it might seem that sohftware
has the advantage.
However, since it is not possible to exceed
the performance(accuracym functionality,
output power, etc.) that the hardware devices
or equipments, we consider it is important
to develop both hardware performance and
sogtware functionality.
When conducting control system, it is desirable
to understand the properties of the subject
and create as simple model as possible. This
is important for improving control performance,
and it is nexcesarry to avoid creating control
laws that have unnecessary nonlinear elements
od unnecessarily incerease computatiuonal
load.
In contrast, when creating operations though
the ingenuity of the mechanism and realizing
the necessary functions, it often becomes
less manageable in terms of conrol.
In developing machine systems that realize
multifunctionality, including robots, it
is important first to enhance performance
as amechanism and then to implemnt functions
by combining it with a contraol system that
takes advantage of its characteristic.
How to combine opposing elements is just
key to developing robots and mechanical system,
therefore we would like to approach our study
and development in our laboratory with that
in our mind.