This chapter discusses intelligent gripping systems. The gripping system is composed of a new system of theories and methodologies, a novel fingertip sensor system, and a versatile user-oriented computer package. The new system of theories has shown great advantage in grasping arbitrary objects. The implementation of the gripping system has been carried out by a series of experiments on the grasping of practical objects.

Inspec keywords: force sensors; software packages; intelligent sensors; grippers

Other keywords: user oriented computer package; fingertip sensor system; intelligent gripping system

Subjects: Control applications to materials handling