Using a variable-friction robot hand to determine proprioceptive features for object classification during within-hand-manipulation
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Author(s)
Spiers, Adam J
Morgan, Andrew S
Srinivasan, Krishnan
Calli, Berk
Dollar, Aaron M
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Interactions with an object during within-hand manipulation (WIHM) constitutes an assortment of gripping, sliding, and pivoting actions. In addition to manipulation benefits, the re-orientation and motion of the objects within-the-hand also provides a rich array of additional haptic information via the interactions to the sensory organs of the hand. In this article, we utilize variable friction (VF) robotic fingers to execute a rolling WIHM on a variety of objects, while recording `proprioceptive' actuator data, which is then used for object classification (i.e., without tactile sensors). Rather than hand-picking a select group of features for this task, our approach begins with 66 general features, which are computed from actuator position and load profiles for each object-rolling manipulation, based on gradient changes. An Extra Trees classifier performs object classification while also ranking each feature's importance. Using only the six most-important `Key Features' from the general set, a classification accuracy of 86% was achieved for distinguishing the six geometric objects included in our data set. Comparatively, when all 66 features are used, the accuracy is 89.8%.
Date Issued
2020-07-01
Date Acceptance
2019-11-16
Citation
IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 2020, 13 (3), pp.600-610
ISSN
1939-1412
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Start Page
600
End Page
610
Journal / Book Title
IEEE Transactions on Haptics
Volume
13
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
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Identifier
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8930085
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-12-09