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The small size, high dexterity, and intrinsic compliance of continuum robots (CRs) make them well suited for constrained environments. Solving the inverse kinematics (IK), that is finding robot joint configurations that satisfy desired…
The majority of inverse kinematics (IK) algorithms search for solutions in a configuration space defined by joint angles. However, the kinematics of many robots can also be described in terms of distances between rigidly-attached points,…
Inverse kinematics (IK) is central to robot control and motion planning, yet its nonlinear kinematic mapping makes it inherently nonconvex and particularly challenging under complex constraints. We present IKSPARK (Inverse Kinematics using…
We consider the problem of inverse kinematics (IK), where one wants to find the parameters of a given kinematic skeleton that best explain a set of observed 3D joint locations. The kinematic skeleton has a tree structure, where each node is…
The inverse kinematics (IK) problem of continuum robots has been investigated in depth in the past decades. Under the constant-curvature bending assumption, closed-form IK solution has been obtained for continuum robots with variable…
This paper investigates a constrained inverse kinematic (IK) problem that seeks a feasible configuration of an articulated robot under various constraints such as joint limits and obstacle collision avoidance. Due to the high-dimensionality…
Analytic and optimization methods for solving inverse kinematics (IK) problems have been deeply studied throughout the history of robotics. The two strategies have complementary strengths and weaknesses, but developing a unified approach to…
The Inverse Kinematics (IK) problem is to nd robot control parameters to bring it into the desired position under the kinematics and collision constraints. We present a global solution to the optimal IK problem for a general serial 7DOF…
Quickly and reliably finding accurate inverse kinematics (IK) solutions remains a challenging problem for many robot manipulators. Existing numerical solvers are broadly applicable but typically only produce a single solution and rely on…
This paper introduces the Visual Inverse Kinematics problem (VIK) to fill the gap between robot Inverse Kinematics (IK) and visual servo control. Different from the IK problem, the VIK problem seeks to find robot configurations subject to…
Robotic tasks, like reaching a pre-grasp configuration, are specified in the end effector space or task space, whereas, robot motion is controlled in joint space. Because of inherent actuation errors in joint space, robots cannot achieve…
Solving the inverse kinematics problem is a fundamental challenge in motion planning, control, and calibration for articulated robots. Kinematic models for these robots are typically parametrized by joint angles, generating a complicated…
Inverse Kinematics (IK) solves the problem of mapping from the Cartesian space to the joint configuration space of a robotic arm. It has a wide range of applications in areas such as computer graphics, protein structure prediction, and…
We show how to compute globally optimal solutions to inverse kinematics (IK) by formulating the problem as an indefinite quadratically constrained quadratic program. Our approach makes it feasible to solve IK instances of generic redundant…
Inverse Kinematics (IK) is to find the robot's configurations that satisfy the target pose of the end effector. In motion planning, diverse configurations were required in case a feasible trajectory was not found. Meanwhile, collision…
Quickly and reliably finding accurate inverse kinematics (IK) solutions remains a challenging problem for robotic manipulation. Existing numerical solvers typically produce a single solution only and rely on local search techniques to…
Inverse kinematics is a fundamental problem for articulated robots: fast and accurate algorithms are needed for translating task-related workspace constraints and goals into feasible joint configurations. In general, inverse kinematics for…
Numerical methods for Inverse Kinematics (IK) employ iterative, linear approximations of the IK until the end-effector is brought from its initial pose to the desired final pose. These methods require the computation of the Jacobian of the…
Continuum manipulators have gained significant attention as a promising alternative to rigid manipulators, offering notable advantages in terms of flexibility and adaptability within intricate workspace. However, the broader application of…
This paper presents the open-source robot inverse kinematics (IK) solver IK-Geo, the fastest general IK solver based on published literature. In this unifying approach, IK for any 6-DOF all-revolute (6R) manipulator is decomposed into six…