Force-based Feedback for Haptic Device of Mobile Assembly Robot

Abstract

This paper describes the control system for twin serial robot manipulators, installed on TIERA mobile robot, focusing in Robot Operating System (ROS) based control network and haptic feedback. Forward and inverse kinematics were used to translate the angular positions of Geomagic touch into joint angles of both UR10 manipulators. Force feedback allows the operator to sense forces applied to both grippers of robotic arms simultaneously using two Geomagic touch. Field tests of TIERA have shown that haptic feedback was established accurately, directions of forces inside the haptic device correspond with directions of forces affecting the gripper, and the current scaling coefficient is enough to sense forces on the haptic device.