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Robot Force Control: An Introduction

Today's industrial robots are almost always programmed using a position control scheme. Typically, the robot tool follows a prescribed trajectory in space which has been pre-programmed or "teached" before run-time. Sometimes, the robot gets its reference position from a vision system, which enables it to adapt its motion to its changing environment. However, for some applications, it is more important to precisely control the force applied by the end-effector rather than controling the robots positioning. One example of this is the finishing of a machined part, as seen in the video below:

Nicolas Lauzier
By Nicolas Lauzier
on Feb 27, 2012 in Robot Sensors. 3 min read time
Robot Force Control: An Introduction

Today's industrial robots are almost always programmed using a position control scheme. Typically, the robot tool follows a...

Nicolas Lauzier
By Nicolas Lauzier
on Feb 27, 2012
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