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cs.RO2022
A Fast Gear-Shifting Actuator for Robotic Tasks with Contacts
Alexandre Girard, H. Harry Asada
Vehicle power-trains use a variable transmission (multiple gear-ratios) to minimize motor size and maximize efficiency while meeting a wide-range of operating points. Robots could…
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Monitoring the Mental State of Cooperativeness for Guiding an Elderly Person in Sit-to-Stand Assistance
John Bell, H. Harry Asada
In providing physical assistance to elderly people, ensuring cooperative behavior from the elderly persons is a critical requirement. In sit-to-stand assistance, for example, an ol…