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Solving the analytical inverse kinematics (IK) of redundant manipulators in real time is a difficult problem in robotics since its solution for a given target pose is not unique. Moreover, choosing the optimal IK solution with respect to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-28 Minh Nhat Vu , Florian Beck , Michael Schwegel , Christian Hartl-Nesic , Anh Nguyen , Andreas Kugi

A polynomial solution to the inverse kinematic problem of the Kinova Gen3 Lite robot is proposed in this paper. This serial robot is based on a 6R kinematic chain and is not wrist-partitioned. We first start from the forward kinematics…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-02-03 Hamed Montazer Zohour , Bruno Belzile , David St-Onge

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…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Liangting Wu , Roberto Tron

The paper presents the Inverse Kinematics (IK) close form derivation steps using combination of analytical and geometric techniques for the UR robot. The innovative application of this work is used in the precise positioning of puncture…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-03-07 Omar Abdelaziz , Minzhou Luo , Guanwu Jiang , Saixuan Chen

Real-time humanoid teleoperation requires inverse kinematics (IK) solvers that are both responsive and constraint-safe under kinematic redundancy and self-collision constraints. While differential IK enables efficient online retargeting,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-03-26 Junheng Li , Lizhi Yang , Aaron D. Ames

This paper describes a new approach allowing the generation of a simplified Biped gait. This approach combines a classical dynamic modeling with an inverse kinematics' solver based on particle swarm optimization, PSO. First, an inverted…

Robotics · Computer Science 2013-01-08 Nizar Rokbani , Adel M Alimi

Many applications require a robot to accurately track reference end-effector trajectories. Certain trajectories may not be tracked as single, continuous paths due to the robot's kinematic constraints or obstacles elsewhere in the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-06-18 Yeping Wang , Carter Sifferman , Michael Gleicher

Inverse Kinematics (IK) remains a dynamic field of research, with various methods striving for speed and precision. Despite advancements, many IK techniques face significant challenges, including high computational demands and the risk of…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-09-16 Zineb Benhmidouch , Saad Moufid , Aissam Ait Omar

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…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-12-12 Filip Marić , Matthew Giamou , Adam W. Hall , Soroush Khoubyarian , Ivan Petrović , Jonathan Kelly

Computer vision/deep learning-based 3D human pose estimation methods aim to localize human joints from images and videos. Pose representation is normally limited to 3D joint positional/translational degrees of freedom (3DOFs), however, a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-07 Kevin Gildea , Clara Mercadal-Baudart , Richard Blythman , Aljosa Smolic , Ciaran Simms

It is a common problem in robotics to specify the position of each joint of the robot so that the endpoint reaches a certain target in space. This can be solved in two ways, forward kinematics method and inverse kinematics method. However,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2024-10-22 Hao-Tang Tsui , Yu-Rou Tuan , Hong-Han Shuai

Soft robots are interesting examples of hyper-redundancy in robotics, however, the nonlinear continuous dynamics of these robots and the use of hyper-elastic and visco-elastic materials makes modeling of these robots more complicated. This…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-11-14 Mahboubeh Keyvanara , Arman Goshtasbi , Irene A. Kuling

Serial robot arms have complicated kinematic equations which must be solved to write effective arm planning and control software (the Inverse Kinematics Problem). Existing software packages for inverse kinematics often rely on numerical…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-12-08 Dianmu Zhang , Blake Hannaford

Although inverse kinematics of serial manipulators is a well studied problem, challenges still exist in finding smooth feasible solutions that are also collision aware. Furthermore, with collaborative service robots gaining traction,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Salih Marangoz , Rohit Menon , Nils Dengler , Maren Bennewitz

This paper revisits the numerical inverse kinematics (IK) problem, leveraging modern computational resources and refining the seed selection process to develop a solver that is competitive with analytical-based methods. The proposed seed…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-31 Xinyi Yuan , Weiwei Wan , Kensuke Harada

Continuum robots with floating bases demonstrate exceptional operational capabilities in confined spaces, such as those encountered in medical surgeries and equipment maintenance. However, developing low-cost solutions for their motion and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-20 Congjun Ma , Quan Xiao , Liangcheng Liu , Xingxing You , Songyi Dian

Singular configurations cause loss of task-space mobility, unbounded joint velocities, and solver divergence in inverse kinematics (IK) for serial manipulators. No existing survey bridges classical singularity-robust IK with rapidly growing…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Vishnu Rudrasamudram , Hariharasudan Malaichamee

This paper presents an analytical solution to the inverse kinematic problem(IKP) for the seven degree-of-freedom (7-DOF) Moz1 Robot Arm with offsets on wrist. We provide closed-form solutions with the novel arm angle . it allow fully…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-02-05 Ke Chen

Robotics is shifting from rigid, articulated systems to more sophisticated and heterogeneous mechanical structures. Soft robots, for example, have continuously deformable elements capable of large deformations. The flourishing of control…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-03-13 Pietro Pustina , Cosimo Della Santina , Alessandro De Luca

Underground mining robots are increasingly operated in virtual environments (VEs) for training, planning, and digital-twin applications, where reliable kinematics is essential for avoiding hazardous in-situ trials. Unlike typical open-chain…

Graphics · Computer Science 2026-03-24 Shengzhe Hou , Xinming Lu , Tianyu Zhang , Changqing Yan , Xingli Zhang