Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 27, 2020 - May 30, 2020
In food industry, autonomous food arrangement is expected. For the achievement of safety food arrangement by robots, in order to prevent from damaging food, rigidity of the hands is hopeful to be adjusted according to the food stiffness. Measurement of the food stiffness should be estimated before handling. In this research, we propose non-contact stiffness measurement with ultrasound to enable variable rigidity of hands while food handling is ongoing.
We measured power spectrum of ultrasound reflected on food. As the result of the experiment, the spectrum varied according to the stiffness.
