• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 50, Issue 7, 20200386 (2021)
Chen Tang1, Yanlin He1, Lianqing Zhu1、2, and Guangkai Sun1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Optoelectronic Measurement Technology and Instrument, Beijing Information Science & Technology University, Beijing 100192, China
  • 2Beijing Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and System, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing 100016, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20200386 Cite this Article
    Chen Tang, Yanlin He, Lianqing Zhu, Guangkai Sun. Research on end force measurement method of soft robot based on fiber Bragg grating[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(7): 20200386 Copy Citation Text show less
    Flow chart of software operator fabrication
    Fig. 1. Flow chart of software operator fabrication
    Distribution diagram of fiber Bragg grating implantation
    Fig. 2. Distribution diagram of fiber Bragg grating implantation
    Flow chart of force measurement at the end of software operator
    Fig. 3. Flow chart of force measurement at the end of software operator
    Experimental system for measuring force of the software operator
    Fig. 4. Experimental system for measuring force of the software operator
    Relationship between wavelength drift and stress of three fiber grating sensors
    Fig. 5. Relationship between wavelength drift and stress of three fiber grating sensors
    Histograms of the wavelength shift residual errors of the FBG sensor 1(a), 2(b), 3(c)
    Fig. 6. Histograms of the wavelength shift residual errors of the FBG sensor 1(a), 2(b), 3(c)
    Calculated transverse force along X-axis Fx (a) and Y-axis Fy (b) versus the actual value using linear fitting
    Fig. 7. Calculated transverse force along X-axis Fx (a) and Y-axis Fy (b) versus the actual value using linear fitting
    Residual caused by actual force and fitting
    Fig. 8. Residual caused by actual force and fitting
    Histogram of the residual error of Fx (a) and Fy (b)
    Fig. 9. Histogram of the residual error of Fx (a) and Fy (b)
    Set of measurements of rectified axial forces by the second-order Bernstein polynomial
    Fig. 10. Set of measurements of rectified axial forces by the second-order Bernstein polynomial
    Residual figure of axial force Fz
    Fig. 11. Residual figure of axial force Fz
    Histogram of axial force Fz residual
    Fig. 12. Histogram of axial force Fz residual
    SizeDegree of freedomRangePrecision
    Diameter not exceeding 20 mm The three dimensional force is in the XYZ direction 0-10 mN along the XYZ direction All were less than 5% full scale
    Table 1. Design requirements of 3D force sensor
    Force at the end of the software operator F/mN FBG1 wavelength shift quantity Δλ1/pm FBG2 wavelength shift quantity Δλ2/pm FBG3 wavelength shift quantity Δλ3/pm
    150−6119
    297−11839
    3138−16857
    4187−22676
    5232−28796
    6292−348115
    7338−401132
    8382−471151
    9432−526166
    10478−577175
    Table 2. Forces at the end of the software operator and the wavelength drift of the three gratings were partly determined
    Chen Tang, Yanlin He, Lianqing Zhu, Guangkai Sun. Research on end force measurement method of soft robot based on fiber Bragg grating[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(7): 20200386
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