Force Control

Force Control within Robot Control.

Category CAT-000000063

Publications

• OT-2026-000000017
  Force Controlled Robotic Insertion with Bounded Spiral Search
  September 15, 2026 · Force Control · 2 figures · 2,453 words

  This disclosure describes a method for precisely inserting a mating component into a corresponding receptacle using a robotic manipulator. The system employs a force-controlled spiral search pattern to locate the receptacle's opening. The search is bounded by an accumulated lateral force threshold, which prevents galli