High-speed flexible arm to reduce the effect of spinning ball in table tennis

Mitsuru Takeda, Satoshi Nishikawa, Ruuma Niiyama, Yasuo Kuniyoshi

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Abstract

Table-tennis robots struggle to return a spinning ball to the opponent' s court because the direction of bound depends on the direction and magnitude of the spin. We aim to solve this problem using a swing motion that is robust over a large range of spin patterns without accurate recognition of the spin. Specifically, we examine the relation between the swing speed and direction of return. When the racket speed is 7 m/s, the difference in the return direction is only 20 % of that when the racket is not swung for the ball spinning in the range from -20 to 20 rev/s. In addition, we investigate the increase in swing speed of the racket due to flexibility of the swinging arm. We find that a flexible arm swings more rapidly than a rigid arm throughout the range of motion when exploiting the joint angle limit.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMHS 2019 - 30th 2019 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728126746
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 1 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event30th International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2019 - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: Dec 1 2019Dec 4 2019

Publication series

NameMHS 2019 - 30th 2019 International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science

Conference

Conference30th International Symposium on Micro-NanoMechatronics and Human Science, MHS 2019
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNagoya
Period12/1/1912/4/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Instrumentation

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