Robotic Boomerang Throwing via Model-Based Release Design
Robotic Boomerang Throwing via Model-Based Release Design
This paper presents a model-based framework for robotic boomerang throwing, focusing on the release state. The study identifies flight dynamics in stages to predict how flight changes with design variations. A 6-DoF manipulator with limited joint speeds is used to design the throwing motion and boomerang. The demonstrated trial shows a boomerang released at 51 rad/s, reaching 2.03 m and returning to touch down 0.31 m from the base. The results indicate that robotic throwing does not need to imitate human motion to achieve returning flight.
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for a 6-DoF manipulator with limited joint speeds. To our knowledge, this is the first robotic manipulator to generate a returning boomerang flight. In the demonstrated returning trial, the boomerang is released at 51 rad/s (8.1 rev/s), reaches 2.03 m from the robot base, and returns to touch down 0.31 m from the base. The successful release differs significantly from the measured human throws, showing that a robot
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