In this paper, we propose a mechanical impedance for the whole arm of a serial-chain manipulator. The proposed impedance has a geometrically natural property owing to use of a spatial curve which describes a virtual reference of the impedance. The proposed impedance is useful for geometric task planning in whole-arm manipulation. Illustrative examples are shown for understanding of the impedance.
['Hiromi Mochiyama']
Whole-arm impedance of a serial-chain manipulator