This paper deals with the design of multi-axis force (also known as force/torque) sensors, as considered within the framework of optimal design theory. Optimal design procedures consist of nding the combination of design variables that extremizes some optimality criterion: provided a suitable mathematical formulation of the problem, solutions can be e ciently obtained through currently available numerical techniques. The principal goal of this paper is to identify a mathematical objective function, whose minimization corresponds to the optimization of sensor accuracy. The methodology employed is derived from linear algebra and analysis of numerical stability. An objective function which can be applied to a large class of sensor con gurations is proposed. The problem of optimizing the number of basic transducers employed in a multi-component sensor is also addressed. Finally, applications of the proposed method to the design of a simple sensor as well as to the optimization of a novel, 6-axis miniaturized sensor are discussed.
A mathematical objective function that corresponded to sensor accuracy was applied to design an optimal multi-axis force sensor REF .
A criterion for optimal design of multi-axis force sensors
Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Computer Science