Mastication Robots

Biological Inspiration to Implementation

 

By Weiliang Xu and John Bronlund

 

Published by Springer, Germany, March 2010

http://www.springer.com/engineering/book/978-3-540-93902-3

 

 

Table of Contents

Preface

 

Chapter 1 Introduction

Abstract

1.1   Why mastication robots

1.2   The masticatory system

1.3   Measurements of the mastication

1.4   Computational models of the masticatory system

1.5   Mastication robots

1.6   Computational intelligence in mastication

1.7   Discussion

1.8   Summary

References

 

Chapter 2 Robotic Models of the Mastication System

Abstract

2.1 A mechanism model of the masticatory system

2.2 Kinematics simulation in Simmechanics

2.3 A robotic model of the masticatory system

2.4 Kinematics simulation in SolidWorks/CosmosMotion

2.5 Summary

References

 

Chapter 3 Mastication Robot of Linear Actuation

Abstract

3.1 A refined robotic model

4.2 Motion design of the actuation

4.3 Force design of the actuation

4.4 Design of the actuation system

4.5 Design of the mastication robot

4.6 Summary

References

 

Chapter 4 Mastication Robot of Crank Actuation

Abstract

4.1 The 6RSS parallel mechanism

4.2 Coordinate systems and kinematical parameters

4.3 Inverse kinematics

4.4 Singularity analysis

4.5 Design of the robot

4.6 Motion control

4.7 Simulation in SolidWorks/CosmosMotion

4.8 Simulation in SimMechanics

4.9 Initial chewing experiments

4.10 Summary

References

 

Chapter 5 Mastication Robot of a Crank-Slider Linkage

Abstract

5.1 Why linkage mechanism for mastication

5.2 Design specifications

5.3 Basic linkage mechanism for incisor trajectory

5.4 Six-bar linkage mechanism for jaw movements

5.5 Analysis of the mechanism

5.6 Mechanical design of the mechanism

5.7 Measurement of the chewing force

5.8 The control system

5.9 Chewing experiments

5.10 Summary

References

 

Chapter 6 Measurement and Interpretation of Human Masticatory Trajectories

Abstract

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Methods of measurement

6.3 Setting up a reference system

6.4 Articulograph experimental methodology

6.5 Evaluating measurement quality

6.6 Visualisation of recorded trajectories

6.7 Summary

References

 

Chapter 7 Robotic Chewing Experiments

Abstract

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Representation of human chewing motions

7.3 Robotic chewing trajectories

7.4 Foods chewing experiments

7.5 Analysis of chewing forces and actuating torques

7.6 Summary

References

 

Chapter 8 Understanding Food Texture through Masticatory Robots

Abstract

8.1 Introduction

8.2 A review of food texture evaluation techniques

8.3 Dynamics of food texture through mastication robots

            7.3.1 Food acquisition - the first bite

            7.3.2 Initial food properties – the first chew

            7 3.3 Food breakdown – a full mastication sequence

8.4 Testing mastication control approaches

8.5 Summary

References

 

Chapter 9 Neural Control of a Mastication Robot

Abstract

9.1 Why CPG for Neural Control

9.2 Fundamental of a Matsuoka oscillator

9.3 Tuning of a Matsuoka oscillator

9.4 Case study

9.5 Hardware-in0loop simulations

9.6 Summary

References

 

Chapter 10 Knowledge System of Human Mastication

Abstract

10.1 The need for the knowledge system

10.2 Object-oriented knowledge representation

10.3 Knowledge discovery via data mining

10.4 Case study

10.5 Summary

References