連続体ロボットのための遠位安定ビーム
Distal-Stable Beam for Continuum Robots
幾何学的設計のみで剛性勾配を実現し、中間部の柔軟性を保ちつつ遠位部の剛性を高める新しい構造プリミティブを提案した。実験で遠位剛性が中央の12倍、従来の片持ち梁の約100倍に向上することを示した。
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著者: Ryouichi Saito, Takahiro Koide, Yuya Tanaka, Yasutaka Nakashima, Motoji Yamamoto, Ayato Kanada
分類: cs.RO
原文アブストラクト
Continuum robots are well suited for constrained environments but suffer from low distal stiffness, resulting in large posture errors under external loads. In this paper, we propose a novel structural primitive, the Distal-Stable Beam, which achieves a strong stiffness gradient through purely geometric design, maintaining compliance in the intermediate section while ensuring high distal rigidity. The structure consists of two parallel rods and one convergent rod constrained by guide disks, introducing geometric coupling that suppresses deformation modes and preserves distal posture. Experiments show that the distal stiffness is 12 times higher than at the center, corresponding to an approximately 100-fold improvement over a conventional cantilever beam. The proposed mechanism enables simultaneous compliance and distal stability without active stiffness modulation, providing a new design approach for continuum robots requiring both safety and precision.
