The University of Tokyo/Inaba Research Institute was commissioned by NEDO (National Research and Development Agency/New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization) to develop specifications and power supply control for nursing care robots. This project involved the implementation and evaluation of online parameter estimation functions for torque controllers for industrial robots. The semiconductor strain sensor STREAL torque sensor was used in the study.
This research is expected to be applied to industrial robots that are required to operate safely in the same space as people. Industrial robots are driven by controlling the position of each joint, but to achieve safe operation, it is essential to control torque (joint movement in this paper) at the joint level. In this paper, the STREAL torque sensor was installed as a torque sensor that met the requirements of "measurement accuracy, size, and mass," and data was successfully obtained.

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*Title: Development of AI chips and next-generation computing technologies that enable highly efficient and high-speed processing. Development of innovative AI edge computing technologies. Research and development of low-latency AI processing computing technologies using non-volatile, low-power FPGA cores.

*Publisher: NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization)

*Report year: March​ ​2022​

*Report management number: 19100121-0