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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
GM Global Technology Operations, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
The United States of America As Represented BY the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Chris A. Ihrke, Hartland, MI (US);
Lyndon Bridgwater, Houston, TX (US);
Myron A. Diftler, Houston, TX (US);
Douglas Martin Linn, White Lake, MI (US);
Robert J. Platt, Jr., Houston, TX (US);
Brian Hargrave, Dickenson, TX (US);
Scott R. Askew, Houston, TX (US);
Michael C. Valvo, League City, TX (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A robotic hand includes a finger with first, second, and third phalanges. A first joint rotatably connects the first phalange to a base structure. A second joint rotatably connects the first phalange to the second phalange. A third joint rotatably connects the third phalange to the second phalange. The second joint and the third joint are kinematically linked such that the position of the third phalange with respect to the second phalange is determined by the position of the second phalange with respect to the first phalange.