This paper introduces the concept of redundancy in robotics to students in master degree based on a didactic approach. The definition as well as theoretical description related to redundancy are presented. The example of a human finger is considered to illustrate the redundancy with biomechanical point of view. At the same time, the finger is used to facilitate the comprehension and apply theoretical development to solve direct and inverse kinematics problems. Three different tasks are considered with different degree of redundancy. All developments are implemented under Matlab and validated in simulation on CAD software.
Citation: Med Amine Laribi, Saïd Zeghloul. Redundancy understanding and theory for robotics teaching: Application on a human finger model[J]. STEM Education, 2021, 1(1): 17-31. doi: 10.3934/steme.2021002
This paper introduces the concept of redundancy in robotics to students in master degree based on a didactic approach. The definition as well as theoretical description related to redundancy are presented. The example of a human finger is considered to illustrate the redundancy with biomechanical point of view. At the same time, the finger is used to facilitate the comprehension and apply theoretical development to solve direct and inverse kinematics problems. Three different tasks are considered with different degree of redundancy. All developments are implemented under Matlab and validated in simulation on CAD software.
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Med Amine Laribi, Saïd Zeghloul. Redundancy understanding and theory for robotics teaching: Application on a human finger model[J]. STEM Education, 2021, 1(1): 17-31. doi: 10.3934/steme.2021002
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