A method for grasp evaluation based on disturbance force rejection

This paper presents a method for grasp evaluation. It is based on the ability of the grasp to reject disturbance forces. The procedure takes the geometry of object into account, and it is also possible to incorporate task-oriented information. The evaluation criterion is formulated as a min-max optimization problem, for which an efficient algorithm is proposed and analyzed. The result of this algorithm is independent of scale and choice of reference frame, and can easily be visualized as a surface in the force space. The method is illustrated with several examples.© 2006 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.QC 20101221. Conference: IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2002). LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND. SEP 30-OCT 04, 200