Intelligent Service Robotics

, Volume 2, Issue 1, pp 53–60 | Cite as

An optimum design of robotic food handling by using Burger model

  • Naoki Sakamoto
  • Mitsuru Higashimori
  • Toshio Tsuji
  • Makoto Kaneko
Original Research Paper

Abstract

This paper discusses an optimum design approach on robotic food handling by considering the characteristics of viscoelasticity of object. We pick up a traditional Japanese food, “Norimaki” as a typical example with the viscoelastic characteristics. We first show that the dynamic characteristics of Norimaki can be expressed by utilizing the Burger model. After testing the parameter sensitivity, we show an example of the optimum design for determining the combination of the hand stiffness and the operating velocity. We further show that the resultant plastic deformation can be formulated with the exact solution.

Keywords

Food handling Viscoelasticity Burger model Optimum design 

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Naoki Sakamoto
    • 1
  • Mitsuru Higashimori
    • 2
  • Toshio Tsuji
    • 3
  • Makoto Kaneko
    • 2
  1. 1.Mayekawa Mfg. Co., Ltd.IbarakiJapan
  2. 2.Department of Mechanical EngineeringOsaka UniversityOsakaJapan
  3. 3.Department of Artificial Complex Systems EngineeringHiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan

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