SaddleSense：単軸曲げセンサで3D形状を計測するサドル型モジュール
SaddleSense: Saddle-Shaped Modules for 3D Shape Sensing with Single-Axis Off-the-Shelf Bend Sensors
既製品の単軸曲げセンサをサドル型TPU格子に沿わせて配置し、連続体ロボットの多軸変形を計測する手法を提案。6モジュール24センサの試作機で先端位置誤差13.2mmを達成した。
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著者: Dong Heon Han, Runze Zuo, Chankyo Kim, Saima Jamal, Daniel Bruder
分類: cs.RO
原文アブストラクト
Accurate posture feedback is essential for precise control of continuum robots. Off-the-shelf bend sensors measure curvature about only one axis; without a suitable mounting arrangement, they can restrict robot motion and provide incomplete posture information. SaddleSense introduces a 3D-printed thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) saddle-shaped lattice that holds one commercial bend sensor along each curved edge. Because each sensor flexes within its own channel rather than spanning the segment axially, the lattice converts multi-axis body deformation into sensor curvature without tying segment length to sensor length. Each four-sensor module accommodates two-axis bending, contraction, and extension while quantifying all three deformation modes across its four readings. A hybrid calibration maps the sensor readings to piecewise constant curvature (PCC) parameters using a learned model paired with a physics-based fallback for out-of-distribution inputs. We demonstrate a six-module prototype with 24 off-the-shelf bend sensors on a 430~mm continuum body. Using only each module's four local readings, the physics-based model alone achieves a tip position root mean square error (RMSE) of 29.9~mm (7.0\% of body length). The data-driven model reduces the tip RMSE to 13.2~mm (3.1\%) on held-out samples of motions similar to the training set and 15.8~mm (3.7\%) on separately recorded trials. Reducing each module from four sensors to one nearly triples the tip error.