A analysis staff led by Professor Keehoon Kim and Ph.D. candidate Jaehyun Park from the Division of Mechanical Engineering at POSTECH has developed a novel haptic machine designed to reinforce each security and effectivity for staff in industrial settings. This analysis was lately revealed within the worldwide robotics journal IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics.
Robotic automation is quickly advancing in high-risk industrial environments similar to factories and metal mills. Nonetheless, there stay many duties that also require human intervention, regardless of advances in robotics. The problem lies in the truth that working robots may be extra advanced than anticipated, and even minor errors could result in accidents.
To handle this, the analysis staff developed two varieties of haptic units that enable customers to really feel interplay at their fingertips whereas controlling robots remotely.
The ‘POstick-KF (Kinesthetic Suggestions)’ machine transmits the exact drive modifications a robotic experiences when pushing or pulling objects on to the consumer, enabling delicate and correct manipulation. In the meantime, the ‘POstick-VF (Visuo-tactile Suggestions)’ machine supplies a mixture of tactile and visible suggestions, making it efficient to be used in bigger workspaces. Each units are modeled after the precise dimension and form of actual instruments, permitting even novices to adapt rapidly, and may be chosen in accordance with the work setting or the operator’s talent degree.
Simulation experiments demonstrated the effectiveness of those units: customers achieved larger accuracy in manipulation and considerably lowered collisions with obstacles in comparison with typical haptic units. Notably, the POstick-VF confirmed marked enhancements in consumer proficiency over time, highlighting its coaching advantages.
The system additionally integrates digital twin expertise, enabling customers to simulate precise robotic operations in digital environments, and incorporates augmented actuality (AR) to additional improve consumer immersion and focus.
Professor Keehoon Kim, who led the analysis, commented, “Our expertise permits duties requiring human dexterity to be carried out extra safely and exactly in collaboration with robots. We hope this can improve security in industrial websites and cut back the burden on staff.”
This analysis was supported by POSCO Holdings.