US Patent Application 18210955. GRIP DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF simplified abstract
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GRIP DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
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Sahnggyu Park of Suwon-si (KR)
Hyunseok Hong of Suwon-si (KR)
GRIP DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18210955 Titled 'GRIP DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF'
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes a grip device that has two fingers with a groove on their gripping surface. A middle member is inserted into the groove and covers the gripping surface. There are multiple force sensors positioned on the inclined surfaces of the groove to detect the force applied to the middle member. The device also has a motor to adjust the gripping force and a processor to calculate the force vector applied to the middle member based on the sensor readings. If the force component in a certain direction is below a certain value, the device will apply a stronger gripping force.
Original Abstract Submitted
A grip device includes a first finger with a groove on a gripping surface thereof; a second finger facing the first finger; a middle member inserted into the groove of the first finger and covering the gripping surface; a plurality of mono-axial force sensors each positioned on one of a plurality of inclined surfaces of the groove and configured to detect a force applied to the middle member; a driving motor configured to adjust a gripping force of the first finger and the second finger; and a processor. The processor is configured to calculate a force vector applied to the middle member based on sensing values received from the force sensors, and, based on a force component of the force vector in a direction parallel to a surface of the middle member being less than a preset value, apply a greater gripping force by the first and second fingers.
