U483 INSERM Lab., Université Pierre et Marie Curie, P6

Major projects and activities in Biomedical Robotics

Project Name and Acronym

SYNERAGH – Systems neuroscience and Engineering Research for Anthropomorphic Grasping and Handling

Duration

Feb.1999 – Feb. 2002

Web site

http://www.

Sponsoring promoter

EU

Funding programme

BRITE Basic Research

Keywords

Neural model, Learning, Visuo-motor control, Grasp planner, Anthropomorphic robotic Hand-arm

Co-ordinating group

CEDETEL, Centro Estud y Desarrollo TELECOM, Valladoid, Spain

Partners (group name, category*)

CEDETEL, Centro Estud y Desarrollo TELECOM, Valladoid, Spain

ARTS, SSSA Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Pisa, italy,

U483 INSERM, University Pierre et marie Curie - P6, Paris France,

CU Lab., Univ. Wales, Cardiff, GB

IDEA, Italy,

ZENON SA R&D Dept, England,

PCM, Spain

CERESYS, Paris France

Objectives

To develop a new neural architecture based on human behaviour

Relevant activities

Definition of a language of opposition space and virtual finger, oriented to design a library of hand gesture in terms of primitives or motor schemas

Design and development of anthropomorphic movement simulator

Neurophysiological and behavioural oriented design of the manipulation task planner

Implementation of learning of kinematics and dynamics, and neural control for the robotic arm and arm-gripper coordination

Force control implementation for smooth , flexible and adaptative manipulation

Integration of visuo-motor models into syneragh prototype

Low-level integration of different sensorial inputs in order to allow the interpretation

Integration of new architecture into syneragh prototype (robotic arm, Marcus hand, stereo-head system).

Achieved biomedical robotic prototypes/ products

Development of evaluation tools of grasping and manipulation tasks based on gesture library and of grasp – manipulation planner,

GSL language

Development of novel hand-arm anthropomorphic robotic structure for aided disabled persons or for personal robotic

User/clinical trials

objectives

Helping people with motor disabilities,

Transfer of fundamental biological principles from cognitive-motor behaviour to anthropomorphic robotics,

Application of syneragh principle in Rehabilitation robotic, personal robot, domotic applications

robotic systems

SYNERAGH Prototype

NEUROCOR prototype

methodologies

 

involved users (number and category)

 

main results

Experimental studies on grasping tasks with motion analysis devices

Design and development of Gesture library and GSL (Gesture simulation language)

Integration of brain functionalities in robotic applications

Design of new learning process for the grasping tasks

clinical partners

 

other relevant information

 

Summary of products, systems, prototypes

Name

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Summary of current partners (technological, clinical, user)

Group name

Category*

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Available laboratories/equipment

Electronic laboratory

ORCAD, …

Mechanical laboratory

Traditional machine, Numerical control machines, Pro-Ing, AUTOCAD, RobCAD, CATIA, ADAMS, …

Software laboratory

 

Robotic equipment

Pneumatic Humanoid Robot BIPMAN,

RMH Rehabilitation Multifunction Hand (5dof hand)

Stereo-head system LINE,

Dexter Arm (8 dof anthropomorphic arm)

Puma 562 (6 dof arm)

Marcus Hand (2 dof prosthetic hand, to be mounted on the Dexter and PUMA arms)

Manus Manipulator (6 dof wheelchair-mounted arm, with a 1 dof gripper)

Handy 1 robotic system (simple robotic arm for feeding disabled persons)

RWI –B21 mobile base (equipped with US and IR sensory system, laser self-localisation system and on-board cameras)

Other

1 Stand-up Electric wheelchairs (Ulysse type)

Netsight Vision System

2 TGR Explorer electric wheelchairs (with wheels tracks, able to climb stairs)

Related publications

_____D. Taddeucci, P.Gorce, Y. Burnod, J. L. Coronado, J. L. Pedrono-Molina, A. Guerrero-Gonzalez, C. Lashi, P. Dario, « SYNERAGH, a European project on Anthropomorphic Grasping and Handling for Humanoid Robots », IEEE RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, MIT, Cambridge, Sept. 7-8, 2000 USA,

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* Among: technological developers, technological researchers, clinical researcher, service providers, users

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